By Dave Andrusko

The headline in the Associated Press story which ran yesterday is blunt: "Charges added against doctor accused of shuttling N.J. patients to Maryland for late-term abortions." It also captures one of the many ways the 56-year-old Brigham has attempted to make a mockery of state laws.

We always knew that Brigham did late, LATE abortions, but of late we are learning that he would take the lives of babies mere weeks away from delivery.

The AP story, which I saw at nj.com, is based on documents filed last week by New Jersey's attorney general Paula Dow, who is trying to suspend or revoke Brigham's license. As we discussed over the last few weeks, Brigham is accused of "shuttling" patients from one state to another to evade state laws.

In addition to all the other charges, "The documents show Brigham performed an abortion in August for a 35-year-old Canadian woman who was 33 weeks pregnant," the AP reported. "The fetus had Down syndrome."

Once again the allegation is that Brigham, who is not trained as a gynecologist and obstetrician, started the abortion in New Jersey "then had the woman drive herself to Maryland where the procedure was completed," according to the AP. "Brigham does not hold a Maryland medical license, the state's records say."

Brigham does not have admitting privileges at any New Jersey hospital. Brigham sees patients in private offices in New Jersey, but none of the sites are registered ambulatory care facilities, according to the story.

However, state law requires that post-21-week abortions must be performed in a hospital or a licensed ambulatory care facility, "and must have permission from the state medical board," the AP reports.

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