Dr. James Pendergraft, abortionist and former owner of a chain of abortion clinics, was the subject of a feature article in the Florida Trend (June 1999) in which author Cynthia Barnett interviewed him. She says:
“Pendergraft isn’t bashful about making money in his line of work….he says he went into a profession he believes in, and it happens to be profitable…He will not reveal annual revenues, but says his clinics are “very economically viable.”
She goes on to say:
“His in-your-face salesmanship leaves many- including other clinic operators- uncomfortable….Maggie Gifford, a spokeswoman for the Florida Coalition of Independent Abortion Providers, for nearly 20 years has run Alternatives of Tampa, a small abortion clinic….Gifford calls Pendergraft, who once worked for her “a new breed of cat.” She and other Florida clinic operators say every market Pendergraft has chosen was well-served by established clinics…and they say that when Pendergraft opens his doors in a new city. such as Tampa, he drops prices to spur competition.”
Barnett gives Pendergraft’s response:
“[he says] he goes into new markets aggressively to attract patients who will respond to the level of care in his clinics and spread the word. He says he chooses locations based on evaluations of long-term supply and demand.”
Interestingly, Pendergraft was later convicted of extortion and send to jail.
Quoted by Life Dynamics
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