The House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives has issued a subpoena ordering Dr. LeRoy Carhart to answer questions regarding botched late-term abortions at his Maryland clinic. He allegedly sent at least five women to hospital within a span of about five months due to complications after abortive attempts.
Carhart's clinic, Germantown Reproductive Health Services (GRHS), is one of the few abortion facilities in the United States that performs third-trimester abortions.
Subpoenas have also been issued to staff of his abortion clinic, and other providers who are associated with him.
Carhart will be summoned to court for personal testimony on June 13.
One of the women who died because of abortion complications was Jennifer Morbelli, who was 33-week pregnant at the time. Her preborn …show more content…
After some years, two other women staff came forward and alleged that several of his employees used illicit drugs and narcotics found in his clinic, and that his clinic remained in unhygienic conditions with surgical instruments often having blood stains on them.
In 2011 and 2012, his clinic was investigated for dumping biohazardous waste, which included patient records, information about birth-control prescriptions, bloody refuse, partially-full bottles of IV drugs which are classified as controlled substances. The violation of patient confidentiality was reported to Board of Health by Operation Rescue, a pro-life Christian organization.
Democratic Represtetatives Jan Schakowsky, Jerrold Naddler, Diana DeGette, Jackie Speier, Suzan K. DelBene, and Bonnie Watson Coleman have written a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, telling him to stop investigations and end "unjustified witch hunt against researchers and doctors." They also called for disbanding the
Carhart's clinic, Germantown Reproductive Health Services (GRHS), is one of the few abortion facilities in the United States that performs third-trimester abortions.
Subpoenas have also been issued to staff of his abortion clinic, and other providers who are associated with him.
Carhart will be summoned to court for personal testimony on June 13.
One of the women who died because of abortion complications was Jennifer Morbelli, who was 33-week pregnant at the time. Her preborn …show more content…
After some years, two other women staff came forward and alleged that several of his employees used illicit drugs and narcotics found in his clinic, and that his clinic remained in unhygienic conditions with surgical instruments often having blood stains on them.
In 2011 and 2012, his clinic was investigated for dumping biohazardous waste, which included patient records, information about birth-control prescriptions, bloody refuse, partially-full bottles of IV drugs which are classified as controlled substances. The violation of patient confidentiality was reported to Board of Health by Operation Rescue, a pro-life Christian organization.
Democratic Represtetatives Jan Schakowsky, Jerrold Naddler, Diana DeGette, Jackie Speier, Suzan K. DelBene, and Bonnie Watson Coleman have written a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, telling him to stop investigations and end "unjustified witch hunt against researchers and doctors." They also called for disbanding the