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Curlee Ross has had numerous problems including medical malpractice (sued in the death of a patient) incomplete abortion and assault and battery.

Abortionist Curlee Ross had an assault and battery complaint filed against him by Lilliam Mackey alleging that Ross beat her severely about the face and body, causing her injury, evidently when she was serving papers on him. Ross settled the case out of court for $1500.

Source: LA County Superior Court Case No. C34287

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A suit by Gordonna S. alleged that she underwent an abortion by Dr. Curlee Ross on October 1, 1971, at San Vicente. The following January she was discovered to be six months pregnant. Her infant Daniel was born April 7. (LA County

(Superior Court Case No. C 25559)

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And the death:

Obstetrical suit by survivors of Ms. Cortez alleged: May 29, 1976, Cortez was pregnant, seriously ill and in great pain, in hospital, under care of Ross et al.; improper care, she died June 5, 1976 due to failure to properly treat eclampsia and toxemia; suit alleged Ross abandoned patient, “knowing her to be in critical condition, and in need of immediate medical care.”

(LA County Superior Court Case No. C179970)

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Abortionist Morton W. Barke was indicted in 1972 of “conspiracy to cheat and defraud by committing the crimes of grand theft and of filing false claims;” “On February 14, 1972, Barke and [Walter] Appleman performed a total of fifty-one therapeutic abortions in 665 minutes while preparing reports and claims totaling 610 minutes for the eleven patients who were on Medi-Cal.”

February 18, 1972, Barke and Appleman filed claims for anesthesia for five simultaneous abortions; “On February 28, 1972, Barke and Appleman performed a total of 43 therapeutic abortions in 540 minutes while preparing reports and claims totaling 580 minutes for the 11 patients who were Medi-Cal recipients.” On March 15, 1972, Barke and Appleman filed claims for anesthesia for four simultaneous abortions; Barke pled nolo contendere to a misdemeanor of receiving stolen property in a plea bargain, was given 2 years probation without formal supervision and $1000 fine.

Reference: Los Angeles Superior Court Case #A308288.

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Abortionist Edgar A. Guess, Jr. was indicted for six counts of grand theft for filing false Medi-Cal claims.

Reference: Los Angeles County Superior Court Case #A331372.

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Abortionist Leonard Breslaw got into trouble for insurance fraud and for prescribing controlled substances to drug addicts while his license was suspended.

He was convicted in 1972 of felony insurance fraud and perjury in connection with conspiracy to have his office burglarized to collect insurance money and denying said conspiracy in court.

Breslaw’s California medical license was suspended 180 days on January 28, 1982, with five years license probation. During his license probation period, he prescribed controlled substances “other than for a legitimate medical purpose and not in the usual course of medical practice …to persons not under respondent’s treatment for a pathology or condition other than addiction ..without either a good faith prior examination or medical indication.” He pled guilty to and was convicted of 10 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances. On December 15, 1986, he was fined $20,000 and given five years probation and a suspended five year prison sentence.

References: Los Angeles Municipal Court Case Number A-120918; California Medical Board Case Number D-3825.

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Abortionist Michael Rosenthal, already on probation and without medical malpractice insurance, was stripped of his medical license after he acknowledged to the Medical Board of California that he misled patients, endangered their lives and attempted a second-trimester abortion.

Rosenthal admitted to the Board that he misled patients, lied to another physician, failed to reveal an abnormal pap smear result, failed to perform an ultrasound on a patient who had already delivered four babies by caesarean section, and started an abortion on a woman in her second trimester.

In an agreement dated September 24, 2001, he admitted gross negligence and incompetence. In an interview, he admitted to poor decisions that he made in part because he was taking Prozac that he prescribed to himself.

The Board accused him of botching three abortions in 1999, when he was running his own Upland, California-based abortion mill with the truly Orwellian name “Family Birthing Center.”

At the time his license was revoked, Rosenthal was on probation for two other incidents, one in 1986 and one in 1992. In the latter case, medical board prosecutors said he gambled that a pregnancy would be without incident and didn’t tell his patient that he had lost his privileges in San Antonio when he practiced there. His privileges were revoked after his insurance company stopped his malpractice coverage in 1992.

Rosenthal’s primary concern was not for the women he injured, but for the embarrassment his troubles would cause his wife, a former Mayor of Claremont. He showed his utter disregard for others when he said that “The single biggest thing is embarrassing Karen. I have resolved this in my own mind a long time ago. … For myself, I just don’t care.”

References: Tipton Blish. “Abortion Practitioner Admits Many Violations, Loses License.” Los Angeles Times, April 20, 2002; Steven Ertelt’s Pro-Life Infonet at http://www.prolifeinfo.org, April 21, 2002.

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In February 2002, health and law enforcement officials shut down an unlicensed abortion clinic in West Hollywood, and are investigating whether the owner practiced medicine without a license. Abortionist Edgar Ruiz charged $200 in cash for abortions and catered to uninsured women, according to sheriff’s and county health department officials.

Ruiz told authorities he is licensed in his native Nicaragua, but does not hold a medical license in this country. A sheriff said that Ruiz drew “women wanting something cheap and discreet, something that wouldn’t leave a paper trail.” Ruiz told investigators that he has run his Centro Medico Para La Mujer abortion mill for four years in a medical building on Santa Monica Boulevard near the Hollywood Freeway.

Officials learned about the unlicensed abortion mill after a woman complained to county Supervisor Gloria Molina’s office on November 30, 2001 that the abortion practitioner had botched an abortion on her. An undercover sheriff’s deputy then visited the clinic posing as a patient, and Ruiz allegedly offered to perform a pelvic exam on her. Authorities then arrested Ruiz and seized hundreds of patient files and padlocked his abortuary.

His bail was set at $1 million. Investigators asked the district attorney’s office to file felony charges against Ruiz, alleging that he practiced medicine without a license with the risk of great bodily injury.

References: “Abortion Facility Shut Down in Hollywood.” Los Angeles Times, February 3, 2002; Steve Ertelt’s Pro-Life Infonet at http://www.prolifeinfo.org, February 4, 2002.

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Abortionist Hipolito Barreiro, owner of the Women’s Care abortion clinic in Miami, was charged with manslaughter in connection with the January 4, 1983 death of 33-year old Shirley Payne. He had not bothered to acquire a license to practice medicine in the United States. He performed abortions on women who were not pregnant. He asked a licensed physician to take responsibility for one of the women he killed. He used unsterile instruments and had three women employees with no medical training dress and act as nurses.

Barreiro had previously killed at least three other women with his “safe and legal” abortions, including 23-year old Ruth Montero on August 7, 1979; 25-year old Maura Morales on May 8, 1981; and 26-year old Myrta Baptiste on December 18, 1982. Barreiro’s abortion mill was unlicensed, because when the State of Florida attempted to regulate abortion clinics, their owners filed suit to protect their unlicensed status, and a circuit judge found that the law was “unjust.” Eventually, public outcry made the courts realize they could protect and defend this abortion mill no longer, and Circuit Court Judge Joseph Nadler ordered it closed.

There were many less severe but still tragic incidents of botched abortions at this abortuary over the years. On August 4, 1978, Carmen Neumann had her uterus and bowel perforated at the abortuary. It took her months to recover, including 15 days in a hospital. Digna Harris nearly died after her May 21, 1980 abortion, also having her uterus and bowel punctured. She settled out of court for $39,000 in damages. Avis Quarrel sued abortionist Alfred Pin after being victimized by an October 1980 botched abortion. Linda Mckinnon nearly died after her July 10, 1981 abortion. Jane Carroll had her uterus ruptured during her December 29, 1981 abortion and had to have a hysterectomy. Ivonne Bruno had a huge tear in her uterus caused by a May 9, 1982 abortion and had to have a total hysterectomy.

It should be noted that local and national pro-abortion groups loudly and vigorously defended this clinic.

References: Steve Sternberg and Bob Lowe. “Abortion Clinic’s Files Seized: Four Have Died After Operations at Miami Center.” The Miami Herald, January 8, 1983, pages 1A and 7A; “4 Patients Have Died Since Abortion Clinic Opened in ’78.” The Miami Herald, January 7, 1983, pages 1A and 7A; Steve Sternberg and Bob Lowe. “Clinic Owner is Held After Latest Death.” The Miami Herald, January 8, 1983, pages 1A and 8A; Steve Sternberg. “Judge Shuts Abortion Clinic; U.S. Joins Death Probe.” The Miami Herald, January 11, 1983, page 1A; New York Daily News, January 12, 1983; Miami Herald, January 5, 1983; State Report. “The Back Alley Comes to Main Street.” ALL About Issues, April 1983, page 29; State Report. “Abortuary Closed After Fourth Woman Dies.” ALL About Issues, March 1983, page 29.

 

 

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Abortionist Orlando Zalvidar had his medical license revoked twice due to botched abortions.

He supervised another abortionist, Hipolito Barrierio, who aborted Myrta Baptiste at the Woman’s Care Clinic on December 18, 1982. She arrived at a nearby hospital in critical condition due to delay of transfer and bled to death from two uterine perforations; Zaldivar could not be reached for 7 hours. Her abortion was done by an unlicensed practitioner and hence was technically illegal by CDC standards. Zaldivar’s license was inactive at the time, and he was evidently also supervising Hipolito Barrierio during this period.

Zalvidar had his medical license revoked in 1983 after aborting a 12-year-old girl, who suffered lacerations and required hospitalization.

Zalvidar’s medical license was revoked again in 1987 after at least four other cases of egregious malpractice.

References: Miami Herald, December 22, 1982, January 5, 1983, May 4, 1983 and November 17, 1986; Obstetrics & Gynecology News, September 1986; and Dade County Circuit Court Case #83-37733.

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Abortionist Daniel Holschauer got in trouble for using cocaine, lying to hospital officials and stalking patients.

According to NY State Board of Professional Medical Conduct Case # BPMC 01-99, abortionist Daniel Holschauer had been treated for cocaine abuse and was reported to have lied on his medical applications about his troubles.

Local news stated that he lied to officials at two hospitals when he applied for privileges at both hospitals, claiming he’d never had a problem with drugs or alcohol abuse. An article in the The Times Herald Jan 6, 2001) stated that in fact, he’d been in drug rehab for cocaine addiction, which had cost him a job in 1988, and which was an ongoing problem. He was also charged with stalking abortion patients that he wanted to have sex with.

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Dr. Ismail Elguindi got in trouble with the medical board when fetal parts were found in a trash container outside his clinic on April 8, 1989.

Autopsy reports on the fetuses say:

“FETUS #1: Parts of a fetus of indeterminate sex include a skull cap, both arms total with scapula intact, the entire vertebral column with a portion of rib cage attached, the pelvic girdle, the left femur, and both lower legs with feet attached. A kidney, the tongue, and one eye was also retrieved. Gestational age was estimated at 4 months, perhaps very slightly greater, estimated on length of long bones. Measurements are as follows: femur 28 mm. …foot length 18 mm. … hand length 15 mm. The tissue was evidently fresh from a viable abortion within hours. FETUS

#2: A beheaded male fetus of an estimated 7-8 weeks gestation. The length of the fetus from shoulder to rump is estimated at 2.2 cm… The arms and scapula girdle was traumatically detached and retrieved in a separate piece. Again the tissue is fresh from a viable and very recent abortion.”

The abortion of Fetus #1 outside a properly licensed facility constituted a felony. Elguindi was prosecuted for this felony. He said that the had once flushed fetal remains, but later conracted with a company to dispose of boxed fetal remains. The scandal cost Elguindi a $10,000 fine by the medical board, along with the loss of his medical license.
(Sources: Medical Board letter 2-22-95; The State 3-6-90, 7-26-91, 9-7-91, 5-18-94 , et al, Greenville News 3-6-90, Medical Board Final Order 10-31-91, Autopsy FA-89-446, AP 3-5-90)

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