{"id":189057,"date":"2018-10-01T11:05:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T16:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=189057"},"modified":"2018-09-28T17:46:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T22:46:17","slug":"orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Florida abortion facilities close &#8212; one reopens as abortionist&#8217;s marijuana dispensary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/florida-late-term-abortion-center-may-close-after-owners-arrest-and-criminal-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPOC Center<\/a>, an abortion facility\u00a0in Orlando, Florida, operated by notorious late-term abortionist James Scott Pendergraft, is believed to have ceased committing abortions earlier this year. Pro-life activist Michele Herzog says it has reopened as a medical marijuana dispensary.\u00a0A check of state licensed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridahealthfinder.gov\/facilitylocator\/ListFacilities.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion facilities<\/a> in Orange County at the Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridahealthfinder.gov\/facilitylocator\/FacilityProfilePage.aspx?id=5192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shows<\/a> EPOC is closed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189061\" style=\"width: 1126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189061\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189061\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility-closed.jpg\" alt=\"Image: EPOC abortion facility closed (Image credit: ACHA)\" width=\"1116\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility-closed.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility-closed-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility-closed-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility-closed-700x336.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility-closed-500x240.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-189061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EPOC abortion facility closed (Image credit: ACHA)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to Herzog, Pendergraft, who at one time operated five abortion facilities in the state, previously lost his license to operate abortion facilities in several locations. In May of 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortionist-indicted-on-drug-charges-as-his-abortion-clinic-empire-shrinks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pendergraft<\/a> was <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.ahca.myflorida.com\/dm_web\/DMWeb_DocsFO\/7781881.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> on drug related <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/traveling-abortionist-arrested-in-south-carolina-revealed-to-be-infamous-late-term-abortionist-pendergraft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charges<\/a> in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97075\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97075\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97075\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Pendergraftmug600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Pendergraftmug600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Pendergraftmug600-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Scott Pendergraft (Image from Operation Rescue)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to records on file with the Spartanburg County Seventh Judicial Circuit Public Index, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/317143697\/Pendergraft-Charges-05062016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indictment<\/a>,\u00a0uncovered by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.operationrescue.org\/archives\/florida-abortionist-pendergraft-indicted-by-south-carolina-grand-jury-on-multiple-drug-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operation Rescue<\/a>, included the following charges:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>0183-Drugs \/ MDP, Narcotic drugs in Sch. I(b) &amp; (c), LSD, and Sched. II \u2013 1st offense<\/p>\n<p>0186-Drugs \/ Manufacture, possession of other sub. in Sch. I, II, III or flunitrazepam or analogue, w.i.t.d. \u2013 1st offense<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-advocates-threatens-pro-life-sidewalk-counselors\/\">READ: <em>Abortion advocate threatens pro-life sidewalk counselors<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Herzog previously informed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2018\/05\/07\/abortionist-may-lose-his-medical-license-after-he-goes-into-the-marijuana-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life News<\/a>\u00a0that Pendergraft\u2019s Fort Lauderdale location and his former Orlando EPOC abortion facility were being converted to medicinal marijuana clinics under the name \u201cGreen Relief.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189085\" style=\"width: 1036px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189085\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189085\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility.jpg\" alt=\"Image: EPOC abortion facility reopens as marijuana dispensary (Image credit Michele Herzog) \" width=\"1026\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility-700x330.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-abortion-facility-500x235.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-189085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EPOC abortion facility reopens as marijuana dispensary (Image credit Michele Herzog)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Green Relief lists <a href=\"https:\/\/abortiondocs.org\/clinic\/abortionist\/569\/#!prettyPhoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Rodriguez<\/a>\u00a0 as its physician. Rodriguez is also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridahealth.gov\/programs-and-services\/office-of-medical-marijuana-use\/_documents\/completed-cme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listed<\/a> on the state&#8217;s Office of Medical Marijuana Use.<\/p>\n<p>Herzog told Life News that Rodriguez was also an &#8220;abortionist at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abortiondocs.org\/clinic\/surgical\/200\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center of Orlando for Women<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abortiondocs.org\/clinic\/surgical\/220\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women\u2019s Center of Hyde Park<\/a>, located in Tampa \u2013 both &#8216;former&#8217; Pendergraft abortion clinics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189078\" style=\"width: 947px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189078\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189078\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Frank-Rodriguez-abortionist-and-Medical-Marijuana-doc.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Frank Rodriguez abortionist and Medical Marijuana doc (Image credit Green Relief) \" width=\"937\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Frank-Rodriguez-abortionist-and-Medical-Marijuana-doc.jpg 937w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Frank-Rodriguez-abortionist-and-Medical-Marijuana-doc-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Frank-Rodriguez-abortionist-and-Medical-Marijuana-doc-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Frank-Rodriguez-abortionist-and-Medical-Marijuana-doc-700x402.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Frank-Rodriguez-abortionist-and-Medical-Marijuana-doc-500x287.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-189078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank Rodriguez, abortionist and medical marijuana doc (Image credit: Green Relief)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rodriguez was listed by pro-life group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lifedynamics.com\/abortion-doc-returns-child-rape-victim-to-pedophile-still-in-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life Dynamics<\/a>\u00a0as the physician responsible for monitoring National Abortion Federation late-term abortionist Michael Benjamin in South Florida after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/saynsumthn.wordpress.com\/2011\/10\/03\/board-suspends-license-of-florida-naf-affiliated-abortionist-for-failing-to-report-sexual-abuse-of-12-year-old-child\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disciplined<\/a>\u00a0by the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Abortionist-Michael-Benjamin-failed-to-report-child-sexual-abuse.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state medical board<\/a> for not reporting the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old victim.<\/p>\n<p>Both Rodriguez and Benjamin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2007_Presidential-WomenS-Center-13960065.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worked<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2007_Presidential-WomenS-Center-13960065.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presidential Women&#8217;s Center<\/a>, an abortion facility in West Palm Beach.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189066\" style=\"width: 727px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189066\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189066\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Michael-Benjamin-and-Frank-Rodriguez-at-Presidential-womens-Center-abortion-clinic.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Michael Benjamin and Frank Rodriguez at Presidential Women's Center abortion clinic (Image credit: Life Dynamics) \" width=\"717\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Michael-Benjamin-and-Frank-Rodriguez-at-Presidential-womens-Center-abortion-clinic.jpg 717w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Michael-Benjamin-and-Frank-Rodriguez-at-Presidential-womens-Center-abortion-clinic-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Michael-Benjamin-and-Frank-Rodriguez-at-Presidential-womens-Center-abortion-clinic-700x431.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Michael-Benjamin-and-Frank-Rodriguez-at-Presidential-womens-Center-abortion-clinic-500x309.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-189066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Benjamin and Frank Rodriguez at Presidential Women&#8217;s Center abortion clinic (Image credit: Life Dynamics)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 2016, Rodriguez was <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/MjcxMTEyOTg2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disciplined<\/a> by the Florida Board of Medicine for botching an abortion at the Presidential Women&#8217;s Center:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>During the procedure, Respondent used a cervical dilator to dilate the cervix. Respondent then pushed the cervical dilator into&#8230;[the patient&#8217;s] uterine cavity&#8230;.Respondent failed to remove the cervical dilator used during the procedure&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189077\" style=\"width: 715px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189077\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189077\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Frank-Rodriguez-disciplined-for-botched-abortion.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Frank Rodriguez disciplined for botched abortion\" width=\"705\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Frank-Rodriguez-disciplined-for-botched-abortion.jpg 705w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Frank-Rodriguez-disciplined-for-botched-abortion-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Frank-Rodriguez-disciplined-for-botched-abortion-700x496.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Frank-Rodriguez-disciplined-for-botched-abortion-500x355.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-189077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank Rodriguez disciplined for botched abortion<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition to EPOC, Herzog claims that a Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Orlando has also closed. As a sidewalk counselor, Herzog was present to witness movers outside the Downtown Orlando Planned Parenthood located at\u00a0726 South Tampa Ave.<\/p>\n<p>Online, the abortion facility states it plans to relocate. However,\u00a0Live Action News reached out to the state licensing agency and was told, &#8220;The Agency received the attached notification of closure dated August 7, 2018. Services are to be discontinued effective September 28, 2018. <strong>The Agency is not currently processing an initial or relocation abortion clinic application for Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, Inc<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189060\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189060\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189060\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Planned-Parenthood-Orlando-movers.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood Orlando movers \" width=\"690\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Planned-Parenthood-Orlando-movers.jpg 690w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Planned-Parenthood-Orlando-movers-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Planned-Parenthood-Orlando-movers-500x286.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-189060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood Orlando movers<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last year the Orlando Sentinel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/business\/brinkmann-on-business\/os-bz-planned-parenthood-lift-orlando-20170710-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> the sale of the Downtown Orlando Planned Parenthood facility to a group called LIFT, writing in part, &#8220;LIFT declined to identify specific uses for the Planned Parenthood property, but LIFT is eyeing an early-childhood learning center and health-and-wellness services&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The paper added, &#8220;Planned Parenthood plans to find a new, larger location in central Orlando soon, according to a statement from the local office.&#8221; However, given the lack of a relocation plan, this is now in doubt.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/florida-abortion-facilities-shut-down\/\">READ: <em>Four abortion facilities operated by lawbreaking abortionist shut down<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/search.sunbiz.org\/Inquiry\/CorporationSearch\/ConvertTiffToPDF?storagePath=COR%5C2009%5C0603%5C56574131.Tif&amp;documentNumber=N45862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Records<\/a> on file with the Secretary of State show that Planned Parenthood was in operation by 2005 at the location. The CEO of the affiliate at the time was Barbara Zdravecky, who worked in this role until 2017. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/news\/20170713\/planned-parenthood-ceo-barbara-zdravecky-to-retire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media reports<\/a>, &#8220;Zdravecky led the original Planned Parenthood of Central and Southwest Florida affiliate to become the first in Florida to provide abortion services. In 2015, she helped facilitate the merger with Orlando and Collier County affiliates&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A new Planned Parenthood CEO, Stephanie Kight, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourobserver.com\/article\/sarasota-planned-parenthood-new-ceo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year. Kight previously held the position of CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Herzog attributes the closure to a continued presence outside the abortion facility as well as answered prayers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189097\" style=\"width: 801px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189097\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189097\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Planned-Parenthood-letter-of-closure-Orlando-Fl.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood letter of closure Orlando Fl\" width=\"791\" height=\"897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Planned-Parenthood-letter-of-closure-Orlando-Fl.jpg 791w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Planned-Parenthood-letter-of-closure-Orlando-Fl-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Planned-Parenthood-letter-of-closure-Orlando-Fl-768x871.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Planned-Parenthood-letter-of-closure-Orlando-Fl-617x700.jpg 617w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Planned-Parenthood-letter-of-closure-Orlando-Fl-500x567.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-189097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood letter of closure Orlando Fl<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Herzog has witnessed several abortion clinic closures in the past few years, but reiterates that more work needs to be done to protect preborn children in Florida. Herzog&#8217;s focus now is to activate the pro-life community in Kissimmee, where Planned Parenthood has erected an abortion mega center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EPOC Center, an abortion facility\u00a0in Orlando, Florida, operated by notorious late-term abortionist James Scott Pendergraft, is believed to have ceased committing abortions earlier this year. Pro-life activist Michele Herzog says it has reopened as a medical marijuana dispensary.\u00a0A check of state licensed abortion facilities in Orange County at the Agency for Health Care Administration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":189140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Two Florida abortion facilities close -- one reopens as abortionist&#039;s marijuana dispensary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Two Florida abortion facilities close -- one reopens as abortionist&#039;s marijuana dispensary\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The EPOC Center, an abortion facility\u00a0in Orlando, Florida, operated by notorious late-term abortionist James Scott Pendergraft, is believed to have ceased committing abortions earlier this year. Pro-life activist Michele Herzog says it has reopened as a medical marijuana dispensary.\u00a0A check of state licensed abortion facilities in Orange County at the Agency for Health Care Administration [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Live Action News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-10-01T16:05:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-09-28T22:46:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-Planned-Parenthood-Orlando.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1199\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"585\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Carole Novielli\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaroleNovielli\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@liveaction\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Carole Novielli\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Carole Novielli\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/81ff4ca810d98b0b5b376a640452d9e6\"},\"headline\":\"Two Florida abortion facilities close &#8212; one reopens as abortionist&#8217;s marijuana dispensary\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-10-01T16:05:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-09-28T22:46:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/\"},\"wordCount\":855,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Investigative\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/\",\"name\":\"Two Florida abortion facilities close -- one reopens as abortionist's marijuana dispensary\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-10-01T16:05:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-09-28T22:46:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Two Florida abortion facilities close &#8212; one reopens as abortionist&#8217;s marijuana dispensary\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Live Action News\",\"description\":\"Covering Human Rights, Abortion, &amp; Pro-Life Issues\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Live Action\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Live-Action-Logo-Black.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Live-Action-Logo-Black.png\",\"width\":701,\"height\":710,\"caption\":\"Live Action\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liveaction\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liveactionorg\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/LiveActionFilms\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/LiveActionFilms\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/81ff4ca810d98b0b5b376a640452d9e6\",\"name\":\"Carole Novielli\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df095be9fa34b48e50413a07102ab289?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df095be9fa34b48e50413a07102ab289?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Carole Novielli\"},\"description\":\"Carole Novielli has over thirty years of research experience on abortion, Planned Parenthood and eugenics. Her work has been published by many reputable media outlets. As a woman opposed to abortion, Carole is a committed Christian who refuses to be silenced by the main stream media and the nation's pro-abortion feminist minority.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaroleNovielli\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/author\/carole\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Two Florida abortion facilities close -- one reopens as abortionist's marijuana dispensary","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Two Florida abortion facilities close -- one reopens as abortionist's marijuana dispensary","og_description":"The EPOC Center, an abortion facility\u00a0in Orlando, Florida, operated by notorious late-term abortionist James Scott Pendergraft, is believed to have ceased committing abortions earlier this year. Pro-life activist Michele Herzog says it has reopened as a medical marijuana dispensary.\u00a0A check of state licensed abortion facilities in Orange County at the Agency for Health Care Administration [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/","og_site_name":"Live Action News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction","article_published_time":"2018-10-01T16:05:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-09-28T22:46:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1199,"height":585,"url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/EPOC-Planned-Parenthood-Orlando.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Carole Novielli","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaroleNovielli","twitter_site":"@liveaction","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Carole Novielli","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/"},"author":{"name":"Carole Novielli","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/81ff4ca810d98b0b5b376a640452d9e6"},"headline":"Two Florida abortion facilities close &#8212; one reopens as abortionist&#8217;s marijuana dispensary","datePublished":"2018-10-01T16:05:48+00:00","dateModified":"2018-09-28T22:46:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/"},"wordCount":855,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Investigative"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/","url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/","name":"Two Florida abortion facilities close -- one reopens as abortionist's marijuana dispensary","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-10-01T16:05:48+00:00","dateModified":"2018-09-28T22:46:17+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orlando-abortion-clinic-closes-then-reopens-as-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Two Florida abortion facilities close &#8212; one reopens as abortionist&#8217;s marijuana dispensary"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/","name":"Live Action News","description":"Covering Human Rights, Abortion, &amp; Pro-Life Issues","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization","name":"Live Action","url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Live-Action-Logo-Black.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Live-Action-Logo-Black.png","width":701,"height":710,"caption":"Live Action"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction","https:\/\/twitter.com\/liveaction","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liveactionorg\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/LiveActionFilms\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/LiveActionFilms"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/81ff4ca810d98b0b5b376a640452d9e6","name":"Carole Novielli","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df095be9fa34b48e50413a07102ab289?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/df095be9fa34b48e50413a07102ab289?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Carole Novielli"},"description":"Carole Novielli has over thirty years of research experience on abortion, Planned Parenthood and eugenics. Her work has been published by many reputable media outlets. As a woman opposed to abortion, Carole is a committed Christian who refuses to be silenced by the main stream media and the nation's pro-abortion feminist minority.","sameAs":["https:\/\/twitter.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaroleNovielli"],"url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/author\/carole\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189057"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189057"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189141,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189057\/revisions\/189141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}