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Abortion Clinic Operator is Charged in Felonies by San Diego County D.A.

SAN DIEGO -- A 48-year-old woman who ran an abortion clinic in Chula Vista was charged Friday with 10 felony counts of practicing medicine without a license and grand theft. Bertha Pinedo Bugarin, who faces similar charges in Los Angeles, is accused of telling women that she was a doctor, performing abortions on them and prescribing drugs. One woman had to be rushed to a hospital with life-threatening complications, prosecutors said. "This defendant preyed on women in the Hispanic community," said San Diego County Dist. Atty. Bonnie Dumanis. "By passing herself off as a doctor, she put these women's lives in serious danger."
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SoCal Clinic Owner Charged With Posing
as a Doctor, Performing Botched Abortions
CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- The owner of a clinic has been charged with posing as a doctor to perform abortions, some of them unsuccessful or resulting in severe complications and hospitalization, prosecutors said Friday. Bertha Pinedo Bugarin, 48, was arrested Thursday after a yearlong investigation, San Diego County district attorney spokesman Paul Levikow said. She was charged with 10 felony counts, including performing medical procedures without a license and grand theft, he said. She faces more than nine years in prison if convicted.

Fake Doctor Accused Of Providing Abortions
Faces 9 Years In Prison If Convicted
NBC Channel 11
CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- The owner of a California medical clinic has been charged with posing as a doctor to perform abortions. Prosecutors said some of the procedures allegedly performed by Bertha Bugarin were unsuccessful and resulted in severe complications and hospitalization for the patients.

Posted by Editor at June 21, 2008 09:08 PM