Anti-abortion rights help for Ayotte
CONCORD ? National leaders in the anti-abortion rights movement are putting money and political muscle behind Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte, of Nashua, in the closing days of this much-watched primary. The Susan B. Anthony List confirmed it will make a $150,000 independent expenditure on Ayotte?s behalf to include for radio ads, Web ads and get-out-the-vote efforts. ?Kelly Ayotte ...
Former Berks abortion doctor in trouble in Maryland
Maryland health officials have ordered Dr. Steven Brigham, a former Wyomissing abortion clinic operator, to stop performing abortions after officials discovered he performed 50 procedures without a license.
Attorneys say abortion doctors will be vindicated
BALTIMORE (AP) ? Attorneys for two doctors whose licenses have been suspended after a botched abortion say their clients will be vindicated. Dr. Nicola Riley and Dr. George Shepard were scheduled to appear Wednesday before the Maryland Board of Physicians, but neither showed up.
Accused abortion doctor has notorious reputation
BALTIMORE ? People on both sides of the abortion debate agree on at least one thing: They are appalled by the actions of Dr. Steven Chase Brigham. Law enforcement and health officials in Maryland are continuing their investigation of Brigham.
Iowa Lawmakers Should Update Abortion Laws To Accommodate Use Of Telemedicine, Editorial Says
By using telemedicine to dispense abortion medication, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland is applying the technology "as it was intended: to expand access to legal health services in rural Iowa," the Des Moines Register states in an editorial. Telemedicine "allows real-time, two-way communication between doctors and patients" and is "widely used to give patients access to health services they ...
Supporters and opponents of abortion rights want doctor investigated
Botched abortion in Elkton left 18-year-old critically injured Sounding similar calls, abortion rights supporters and opponents alike say they want Maryland authorities to continue investigating a doctor and his clinic network in the wake of a botched abortion in Elkton last month that critically injured an 18-year-old woman.
