Brigham's NJ license suspended...for now

   

Steven Brigham An East Coast abortionist plans to appeal the suspension of his only remaining medical license.

Steven Chase Brigham has told the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners he has broken no laws, so he is appealing the board's decision to an administrative law judge.

One major issue, which the board deemed "facially unbelievable," is that Brigham would begin late-term abortions in New Jersey, where he was licensed, but he would ferry the patients to Maryland for completion of the procedure. His attorney argued that the initial steps taken in New Jersey were part of preparation, not the procedure, and he maintained that the split-state method was more "economical" for the patients because Maryland has more permissive laws. A big problem, however, is that Brigham is not licensed to practice there.

Marie Tasy (NJRTL)"His starting the procedure in New Jersey really did not constitute an abortion and that New Jersey had no jurisdiction over other states and their laws dealing with abortion," Marie Tasy of New Jersey Right to Life (NJRTL) tells of the abortionist's argument.

But regulators call his actions "manipulative" and "deceptive," and they consider him to be an imminent danger to the public. So both sides are now preparing for the appeal. Tasy's group is "hoping that the attorney general office has a very strong case, [which] they appear to, and that this administrative law judge sees things differently" and upholds the board's decision.

She adds that even though Brigham's license has been suspended or revoked in several states, he has been operating up to 15 abortion clinics and can continue to do so as long as he does not practice medicine.

Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
Publish Date: October 18, 2010

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