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Doctor indicted over abortion death

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

It is not common for a physician to be criminally prosecuted when his or her patient dies or is injured during a medical procedure the doctor performs.
But last week a former gynecologist in Hyannis, Mass., whose patient died while he was performing an abortion last year, was indicted for involuntary manslaughter. The arraignment will [...]

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