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TITUSVILLE, FL – Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, today released the following comment regarding a New York City abortionist sentenced to prison for killing a young woman after a botched second-trimester abortion. “Dr. Robert Rho originally faced up to 15 years in prison for second-degree manslaughter for the death of Jamie Lee Morales in 2016, but then he agreed to a plea deal and now will serve just one-and-a-third to four years in prison,” Father Pavone said. “Ms. Morales and her baby were given the death sentence. There is no ‘reproductive justice’ in that. “The very...

Queens, NY — Abortionist Robert Rho, who pleaded guilty last month to Criminal Negligent Homicide for causing the death of Jaime Morales, 30, during a botched second trimester abortion, was sentenced yesterday to serve fifteen months to four years in state prison. Over Rho’s 23-year career as an abortionist, he committed an estimated 40,000 abortions, according to his attorney Jeff Lichtman. But Rho was known to cut corners on abortion procedures to save time and money. His short-cuts proved fatal for Jaime Morales when she visited Rho on July 9, 2016. Rho conducted an abortion on Morales’ 26-week baby in...

A New York doctor who says he's done 40,000 abortions is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide in the 2016 death of a woman who was six months pregnant and bled to death. The case in Queens Criminal Court marks one of the rare legal instances of criminal prosecution of a doctor over a medical error, but Assistant District Attorney Brad Leventhal said that Dr. Robert Rho's mistakes went beyond civil malpractice. "It's about greed and arrogance," Leventhal told jurors last week during closing arguments in the month-long trial. He said 30-year-old Jaime Lee Morales "bled to...

PRESS RELEASE Queens, NY – In a move that shocked the court, Robert Rho accepted a previously offered plea bargain and admitted his guilt to Felony Negligent Homicide immediately after the judge announced that the jury had reached a verdict in this three-week trial. Rho will be sentenced and will surrender into custody on July 26, 2018, after which he will serve between 16 months and four years in prison for killing Jaime Lee Morales during a horrifically botched second trimester abortion. “Robert Rho killed Jaime Morales and has now grudgingly admitted his crime. He will pay for that crime...

Queens, NY – Jury deliberations are continuing into the second day in the manslaughter trial of abortionist Robert Rho, who faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of Second Degree Manslaughter for causing the death of Jaime Morales, 30, due to a terribly botched second trimester abortion. Yesterday, the jury asked to examine several pieces of evidence that were presented in the trial, including some medical records and surgical instruments, according to Operation Rescue’s courtroom observer Lauren Handy. Testimony and evidence presented during the trial showed that Rho cut corners that put his patients at risk. He conducted...

FULL TITLE: Defense Plays Race Card While Prosecution Tells Jury Greed and Arrogance Led to Abortion Patient Death Queens, NY – The criminal manslaughter case goes to the jury today after often emotional and sometimes shocking closing arguments were presented by the prosecution and the defense against abortionist Robert Rho, who is accused of causing the death of Jaime Lee Morales, 30 during a fatally botched in the 26th week of her pregnancy. Operation Rescue’s courtroom observer, Lauren Handy, will be in court awaiting a verdict in this trial that is now in its eighteenth day. Also present in court...

Queens, NY – In a surprise move, no testimony was taken Tuesday, April 30, 2018, in the Robert Rho manslaughter trial. Instead attorneys met in the chambers of Judge Gregory Lasak for a prolonged conference. Rho is on trial for Second Degree Manslaughter (reckless homicide) for causing the death of Jaime Morales, 30, as the result of a severely botched second trimester abortion in 2016. Lauren Handy, Operation Rescue’s in-court observer, indicated that a reporter from the Associated Press joined her in court. Handy said that the reporter had also been in the courtroom on Friday but had not yet...

Queens, NY – The trial of abortionist Robert Rho continues today for the fifteenth day of testimony in the Queens Supreme Court, Criminal Division in Queens, New York. Rho is on trial for one count of Felony Second Degree Manslaughter (reckless homicide) for causing the death of 30-year old Jaime Morales during a seriously botched 26-week abortion. Operation Rescue’s trail observer, Lauren Handy, was in court on Thursday, April 26, 2018, when a witness that testified last Monday, Dr. Arup De, an expert in anesthesiology, retook the stand for what proved to be a raucous round of cross examination by...

Queens, NY – On the thirteenth day of testimony, the prosecution rested its case against abortionist Robert Rho, who is being tried for Second Degree Manslaughter (Reckless Homicide) for causing the death of Jaime Morales, 30, during a horrifically botched late-second trimester abortion. Judge Gregory Lasak quickly denied a motion made by defense attorney Jeffery Lichtman to dismiss the case. Yesterday, it became clear that those involved in the trial have become aware of Operation Rescue’s coverage of the case, with Rho appearing to be particularly upset by the news. But it was tension between Rho and his attorney that...

FULL TITLE: Testimony: Fatal Injuries Resulted from Rho’s Single-Day Dismemberment Abortion of 6-Month Old Pre-Born Baby Queens, NY — The manslaughter trial of abortionist Robert Rho resumed on Wednesday with a short day of testimony. Rho is standing trial on one count of Second Degree Manslaughter (Reckless Homicide), a Class C Felony, for causing the death of Jaime Morales, 30, during a severely botched second trimester abortion in 2016. An observer for Operation Rescue, Lauren Handy, has been in the courtroom all week. No other media outlets have had a presence in court. The most significant testimony heard this week,...