Abortion doctors leave their practices for a variety of reasons. Some have a change of heart. Sometimes the work itself takes a toll.
But sometimes they stop performing abortions because they have to. A disturbingly large number of abortionists have run afoul of medical boards and many have had their licenses revoked. A few have even been charged with murder or manslaughter for the deaths of women in their care.
In fact, Community Access to Reproductive Services (CARES) has been actively investigating the harassment and discrimination of abortion doctors by the Medical Board of California (MBC). CARES found in a recent study that nearly 90% of doctors of freestanding abortion clinics are on probation with the Medical Board.
Here are the reasons abortion doctors left practice in California over the past few years:
Lawson Akpulonu: Bench warrant for rape.
Haifa Azawi: Unknown.
Kim Beauchamp: Revoked for violating probation.
Leon Belous: Retired.
Bruce Bob: Converted, now refuses to do abortions.
Kurt Bochner: Retired.
Nicholas Braemer: License revoked for negligence against women.
Albert Brown: Suicide.
Mahlon Cannon: License revoked for death of female patients.
Cathy Cantrell: Unknown.
William Carey: Unknown.
Irving Cushner Deceased.
Mohamed Dia: License revoked for negligence against women.
Gerard Droege: Unknown.
John Dupont: Retired.
Karl Evelyn: No longer does abortions.
Suresh Gandotra: Bench warrant for arrest in death of woman.
Gordon Goei: License revoked for violating probation.
Paul Goldstein: No longer does abortions.
Virgil Graham: No longer does abortions.
Saihb Halil: License revoked for negligence against women.
Alicia Ruiz Hanna: In prison for murder of woman.
Elaine Hanson: No longer does abortions.
Thomas Kelly: No longer does abortions.
Philip R. King: Surrendered license.
William Kroutil: Retired.
Young Ho Kwon Revoked for violation of probation.
Arthur LaRose: Deceased.
Kirsten Lee: No longer does abortions.
John Lischke: No longer does abortions.
Anna Lopez: Unknown.
Edward Lishman: Unable to locate.
Ahmad Mehran: Unable to locate.
Ben Major: Deceased.
James T. McMahan: Deceased.
Phillip Milgram: Moved to Las Vegas.
A. Mitchell: Retired.
Richard Neal: Retired.
Leslie Orleans Deceased.
Arthur Pederson: Retired.
Steven Plaxe: No longer does abortions.
William Quesenberry: Retired to Arizona.
Michael Rich: Retired.
Scott Ricke: License revoked for negligence against women.
Clyde Rights: Retired.
Carol Schmidt Unknown.
Allan Silver: No longer does abortions.
Bruce Steir: License revoked for negligence in death of woman.
Gary Stewart: Deceased.
William Swartz: Retired.
Sean Tayebi: Just gone.
Bertha Bugarin: criminal conviction, currently in jail in LAC
Joseph R. Durante: deceased
Phillip Rand: License Revoked for Negligence
Nolan G. Jones: License Revoked
Ripton Wade: Deceased.
Over 30% of the abortionists in this list who left practice did so because their licenses were revoked or they were arrested. Some abortionists were impossible to locate or left for unknown reasons. Out of the abortionists who left for known reasons, just short of half stopped practice because of disciplinary action taken against them.
Note: Since I posted this, a reader made me aware of some other abortionists in California who are no longer providing abortion.
Bertha Bugarin-criminal conviction, currently in jail in LAC
Joseph R. Durante,.-deceased
Phillip Rand, -License Revoked for Negligence
Nolan G. Jones-License Revoked