Florida late-term abortionist suspended for 4th time but license not revoked, so he’ll be baaack
Well, the 3rd time wasn’t the charm.
Apparently the FL Board of Medicine doesn’t ever see a pressing need to revoke the medical license of its worst menaces, much less FL authorities sending this particular quack to prison.
The list of crimes late-term abortionist James Pendergraft has committed, as well as the slimy tag team working at his 5 Central/South FL abortion mills (examples here and here), is too long for this post.
But CFNews13.com reported August 11 Pendergraft’s license has been suspended yet again. Apparently the clock on his 3rd suspension from earlier this year hasn’t even begun to tick, so the 2 suspensions will run back-to-back.
The inside scoop on the “troubled 31-yr-old employee” mentioned in the story who is the reason for Pendergraft’s current suspension is allegedly that she was a nurse I’ll leave unnamed who worked at Pendergraft’s Orlando’s Women Center and died of a drug overdose in September 1999, again allegedly from drugs she heisted from the mill. I got this information from a sidewalk counselor at the mill who is on friendly terms with employees there. And checking Pendergraft’s site, I see he’s currently offering an abortion/pap smear special (!), listed above left. Here’s that news story…
A Central FL doctor, who has been disciplined in the past for performing illegal abortions, is back in trouble again. The FL Board of Medicine has suspended Dr. James Pendergraft’s license for the 4th time. Pendergraft has certainly had a tumultuous medical career. According to documents from the Dept. of Health, his license has been suspended for doing illegal 3rd trimester abortions, distributing drugs without a license, and in 2004, the doctor ran into legal troubles. He was caught up in what prosecutors alleged was extortion in Marion Co. surrounding his abortion clinic there. He pleaded guilty to impeding justice. “I think it’s a wake-up call for us all when we have an individual who is allowed to practice medicine in a way that draws question as to both his credibility and capability,” said Aaron Liberman, the chairman of the Dept. of Health Management and Informatics at the University of Central FL. The doctor’s troubles don’t end there. Pendergraft was again before the Board of Medicine Saturday. Board members voted to suspend his license again for 1 year. This time he was accused in incidents related to a troubled 31-yr-old employee. The board said he: * Allowed the woman to administer narcotics to patients although she had no license to do so * Knew she abused drugs but gave her “free reign” to order drugs under his name * Prescribed steroids for the woman without medical justification The FDH said Pendergraft’s numerous suspensions will run concurrent to each other, and once they’re finished, he’ll be free to practice in the state of FL again. Liberman finds Pendergraft’s lenient punishment wrong. “Unfortunately, in the state of FL over the past many years, we have not seen the enforcement and the rigor (in) some other states like IA, IN, (and) MN,” Liberman said. He said if Pendergraft was in those states, it’s unlikely he would be eligible to get his license back…. In addition to the 1 year suspension, Pendergraft was fined $10k, given 3 years probation and will have to attend a course on record keeping.
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
The list of Pendergraft’s transgressions is impressive. However, is it reasonable to run the words “responsible abortionist” or “ethical abortionist” together in a sentence, much less have those expectations? The moral/ethical sensibilities that need to be dulled in order to murder a baby can admit any number of lesser, though still significant, failings.
It’s reminiscent of Scarlet O’Hara after she shoots and kills the Yankee soldier:
“I done murder, I can do anything.” That was the great watershed moment in the story and her life. From there, she disintegrated as a human being. The same with Pendergraft. The issue for these abortionists seems more oriented to just keeping their actions legal. Ethical is a lost cause.
I wonder…what if a non-abortion doctor had these transgressions on his/her record?
Would he/she still be able to get the same leniency from the authorities that Pendergraft is receiving?
I sense the same double standard that abortion facilities are receiving over the classification as a “clinic”/ health center.
How many women are going to be injured and killed due to negligence and medical malpractice on the part of Pendergraft before his license is yanked? Ugh!
How many women are going to be injured and killed due to carelessness, negligence, and medical malpractice on the part of Pendergraft and his staff before his license is yanked? Ugh!
So what’s the conclusion. This is my conclusion. When families get sick and tired of abortionists killing there loved ones hopefully the light will come on they will realize that they have the right to have these injustices addressed in a court of law, when they start seeing themselves as citizens and not victims. I don’t understand with all these charges against him how anyone will insure him.
He is not an “Abortionist” there is no such thing. He is a Doctor and by the sounds of it a very poor doctor at that. He would have been just as bad at being a dentist by the sounds of it. Most of his transgressions have been in areas that have nothing to do with abortions. He is a bad doctor and they can be found in every medical field there is. I would love to see his med school test scores.
You guys need to think outside your own agenda from time to time…
Biggz,
“He is not an “Abortionist” there is no such thing”
Doctors who work on the Pulmonary System are Pulmonologists.
Doctors who work on the Cardiovascular System are Cardiologists.
Doctors who work on Proctology are called Proctologists.
Doctors who work on the Neuronal Networks are called Neurologists
Doctors who work on the Gastric System are called Gastroenterologists.
and…
Doctors who work on performing abortions are called Abortionists. Many are not trained in the fields of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Many have washed out of the aforementioned fields and only perform abortions. They are referred to as abortionists by the rest of the medical field.
Biggz
And if babies had the same value as teeth in this country he’d be out of a job.
To all who defend the practice of killing children at all ages, a trial awaits you.
Don’t be found guilty as an accessory!
Seek forgiveness by repentance.
Just some thoughts
John
Hi Biggz,
I left you two comments on the Planned Parenthood Golden Gate thread. You had mentioned something about me being a facist and a liar. Lying about my friend’s abortion that was forced. Oh, and that you think I tell my abortion story for attention and sympathy.
I responded to all of that. :)
Carla
Were any other names mentioned?
How this guy is still able to practice says it all … sad!
In addition to the news about the suspension, there is the fact that he is still advertising private “advice” sessions on his websites as noted by ProlifeFlorida.com. The January suspension would, one might think, prohibit his ability to confer with potential patients outside the direct supervision of an approved physician. At least that’s what the suspension ordered.
Questions: Did the Florida Medical Board actually approve a physician over Pendergraft, and if so, whom? Is the Florida Medical Board unaware of Pendergraft’s complete flaunting of their January suspension? Is the Florida Medical Board simply afraid to do what it should do to clean up Central Florida?
Regardless, prolife Floridians are prepared to expose the entire operations of OWC and other Pendergraft-owned clinics – and soon. Stay tuned.