Maryland Abortionist and Co-Worker Arrested, Charged with Murder

If we thought Kermit Gosnell of Pennsylvania, the notorious late-term abortionist facing multiple charges, was an anomaly, try reading through what is happening in Maryland. After a grand jury investigation, authorities have taken another notorious abortionist, Steven Brigham, into custody. He is charged with five counts of first-degree murder, five counts of second-degree murder, and one count of conspiracy. Also arrested is a co-worker, Nicola Riley. Brigham has been sought by authorities for decades and has had his license pulled or suspended in five states.

Brigham operated a “secret” late-term abortion clinic in Maryland, even though he had no license to practice medicine in the state. Taking advantage of Maryland’s lax abortion laws, Brigham would start the abortion procedure by dilating a woman’s cervix in New Jersey, where he was not authorized to perform abortions beyond the first trimester. The woman was then told to drive to Maryland where the abortion could be completed.

The Maryland investigation began after a botched abortion in 2010. An 18-year-old woman almost died after suffering a ruptured uterus and injured bowel following her abortion. According to the Associated Press, “[A]nd rather than call 911, Brigham and Riley drove her to a nearby hospital, where both were uncooperative and Brigham refused to give his name, authorities said.”

Here’s where a Gosnell comparison emerges. Authorities went to Brigham’s abortion clinic which “revealed a freezer with 35 late-term fetuses inside, including one believed to have been aborted at 36 weeks, authorities said,” the AP reported. Like Gosnell, Brigham kept babies he aborted. For what purpose, only he knows. Both men belong in jail for the horrendous harm done to women and children. Kudos to authorities who are cracking down on these monsters.

Barbara Lyons