Posted on 07/03/2009 9:52:51 AM PDT by topher
Late term abortionist James Pendergraft has lost his appeal to the 5th District Court of Appeals (Florida).
In 2001, he was convicted of Federal extortion and spent 7 months in jail before winning an appeal releasing because of "lack of evidence" per Operation Rescue.
He has served jail time for being convicted of Federal extortion, but one cannot call him a convicted felon since the conviction was overturned on appeal.
Information about his Federal extortion conviction (and subsequent reversal on appeal) from from Operation Rescue.
Link to Operation Rescue article about this:
Florida Closes Two Orlando Abortion Mills, Suspends Abortionist Pendergraft’s License
His suspension as an abortionist stands by the Florida Board of Medicine.
The following is from the JillStanek.com site:
emulate NYC anti-smoking campaign » July 2, 2009 Breaking News: Late-term abortionist James Pendergraft loses appeal; suspension stands Thumbnail image for breaking.jpgToday Orlando, FL, late-term abortionist James Pendergraft lost his appeal in the 5th District Court of Appeal, and the suspension of his license by the FL Board of Medicine stands. According to a court document filed today, "Dr. Pendergraft violated sections 456.072(1)(k) and 458.331(1)(g) when he performed a third trimester abortion in his clinic, which is not a hospital."... pendergraft.jpgNext, Pendergraft "violated section 390.0111(1)(a)... which prohibits third trimester abortions unless two physicians certify in writing to the fact that, to a reasonable degree of medical probability, the termination of the pregnancy is necessary to save the life or preserve the health of the pregnant woman." Third, Pendergraft violated "section 390.0111(1)(b)... because he did not certify in writing "to the medical necessity for legitimate emergency medical procedures for termination of pregnancy in the third trimester, and another physician is not available for consultation." Finally, "the [Administrative Law Judge] found that there was clear and convincing evidence that Dr. Pendergraft committed medical malpractice." There are no details on the news yet. Unknown is whether any or all of Pendergraft's 5 clinics will have to close during his suspension. Also unknown is whether criminal charges will be filed. Baby Rowan, the subject of the movie 22 Weeks, was aborted alive in 2005 at 1 of Pendergraft's mills. Workers refused his mother's pleas for help. Pendergraft's license was suspended in 2006 for the same reason. In 2001, Pendergraft was convicted of extortion and spent 46 months in prison.
Breaking News: Late-term abortionist James Pendergraft loses appeal; suspension stands
Also, JillStanek.com may be considered a blog by FreeRepublic.com standards.
I could not find this news item elsewhere.
I also wanted to highlight that this abortionist served jail time...
In 2001, Pendergraft was convicted of extortion and spent 46 months in prison.
According to Operation Rescue, he served only 7 months in prison before being released when he won an appeal. The appeal was in his favor citing "lack of evidence".
So this should read:
In 2001, Pendergraft was convicted of extortion and spent46 months7 months in prison.
He "practices" his evil no longer.
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