Harvey Brookman had his license suspended for reasons because he practiced medicine without malpractice insurance, gave expired drugs to his patients, allowed unlicensed staff members to administer those drugs, failed to check his patients’ age and identity, and performed abortions without a licensed registered nurse present. Each time his license was suspended in one state, he moved on to another.
He was an abortionist at Erie’s American Women’s Services abortion clinic from September 2003 until April 2004, when he was finally fired for not having a medical license. He also performed abortions in the Philadelphia suburb of King of Prussia and worked for two years as an “independent contractor physician” at the State College Medical Services abortion clinic.
In 2005, the State of Pennsylvania filed an amended list of complaints against Brookman. The amended complaint noted that Brookman perforated a teenager’s uterus and colon during an abortion at the King of Prussia abortion clinic, and now faces a lawsuit filed by her.
Brookman had his medical license revoked or suspended New Jersey and New York 1996, and it was previously suspended by Pennsylvania in 1995. According to the New York Department of Health, Brookman routinely examined the uteruses of pregnant women without a medical reason. He was also found guilty of maintaining inadequate patient records and altering others.
Shortly after Brookman was charged, the other abortionist on the American Women’s Services abortion clinic, Gerald Applegate, was found to have been on probation with the state for prescribing controlled substances to his wife. Shortly afterwards, the clinic closed down.
References: Associated Press. “Erie’s Only Abortion Clinic Has Controversial Year.” September 19, 2004; Newswatch Channel 16 News [Erie, Pennsylvania]. “Doctor at Closed Erie Abortion Clinic Cited by State.” February 11, 2005; Maria Vitale Gallagher. “Pennsylvania Abortion Practitioner Has Medical License Suspended.” LifeNews.com, April 21, 2005. in State College, Pennsylvania.
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