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Baby Survives Illegal Late-Term Abortion

A baby who survived an attempted abortion in Valdosta, Georgia, is recovering in a Florida hospital's critical care unit. Police allege that an abortionist gave the baby's mother "several pills" to try to abort her 30-week-old unborn baby and then left the mother to give birth alone, according to the Valdosta Daily Times.

The alleged abortionist, Charles Rossmann, closed his clinic and fled the area after the incident, the Daily Times reported. Police have issued an arrest warrant for Rossmann, charging him with criminal abortion. In Georgia, third-trimester abortions are allowed only if the mother experiences "health risks," and they must be performed in a hospital or a facility specifically authorized for late abortions, according to the Associated Press (AP).

The Georgia Medical Board suspended Rossmann's medical license May 15, asserting that his "continued practice as a physician poses a threat to the public health, safety and welfare and imperatively require emergency action," the Daily Times reported.

The unidentified woman called 911 from Rossmann's office May 9. She had just delivered a baby boy and was alone in the building. The doors had been locked from the outside, and the emergency personnel had to break them down, according to the Daily Times. According to police, the mother told them she paid Rossmann in cash for the abortion. After he started an unspecified procedure that police presume was meant to induce labor, Rossmann gave the woman contact information and then left, the AP reported.

The baby boy is now being treated at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. His mother was treated and released from South Georgia Medical Center, according to the Daily Times.

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