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Planned Parenthood has denied allegations from a pro-life group that a New Mexico Planned Parenthood nurse is committing\u00a0abortions in violation on state law. As Live Action News has previously reported<\/a>, ProtestABQ, a pro-life group in New Mexico, says they have uncovered documentation showing that registered nurse Vivianne Clark (license number RN-71112) \u2013 whom they claim is employed by Planned Parenthood of New Mexico \u2013 committed\u00a0several abortions, some late-term, in violation of state law which requires that only licensed physicians perform abortions. The group has filed a formal complaint with the State\u2019s Nursing Board.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Whitney Phillips responded in a written statement to the Journal denying the charges against Clark, claiming that, \u201cNurse practitioners with prescriptive authority prescribe mifepristone as requested by a patient.\u201d Adding, \u201cNo surgical abortions are being performed by any nurse practitioners.\u201d<\/p>\n

But there’s a problem with that…<\/p>\n

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Vivianne M. Clark medicaid abortions report provided by ProtestABQ<\/p><\/div>\n

Protest ABQ received documentation on abortions paid by Medicaid Managed Care which showed that Clark, who is a nurse and not a licensed physician as required by state law, received payments for 81 abortions she committed. Payments totaled $10,396.12 in 2013, and a majority were performed between 17 and 24 weeks, prompting the complaint. According to the Albuquerque Journal<\/a>, the New Mexico Board of Nursing confirmed receiving the complaint and say it has been referred it to the board\u2019s investigators.<\/p>\n

Documents provided to Live Action News by ProtestABQ appear to show that nurse Clark committed\u00a0induced abortions from 17-24 weeks – long past even the newest FDA abortion pill standards of 70 days (10 weeks).<\/p>\n

As Live Action News has previously reported<\/a>, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced <\/a>in March\u00a0that it is relaxing its protocols for the use of the abortion drug Mifeprex. Under the new regulations, it may be described in 200 milligram doses instead of 600, 70 days after the start of a woman\u2019s last menstrual period instead of 49, and with one fewer trip to an abortionist\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

In their denial of the charges, Planned Parenthood officials point to a 2007 lawsuit where a judge ruled that nurse practitioners can, according to the Journal, “legally prescribe the drug mifepristone, an abortion drug, to patients without violating the state\u2019s criminal abortion law.”<\/p>\n

But Attorney Angelo Artuso, who filed the complaint in conjunction with Protest ABQ, said that is bogus, telling the Journal, \u201cA district court order is not precedent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Artuso said there should be an investigation, noting that Planned Parenthood \u201cbelieve[s] they have cover, but it doesn\u2019t mean that the Board of Nursing isn\u2019t going to investigate and find that it is contrary to the licensing regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood has come under scrutiny in the past for not only pushing medication abortions but for not adhering to\u00a0guidelines for women\u2019s safety. Kristin Burton Brown explained this in a recent Live Action News article<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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At nearly all of its abortion clinics across the nation, Planned Parenthood performs medical abortions (also known as the abortion pill, RU486, and mifepristone) past the FDA recommended guideline of seven weeks. And, at 104 of its clinics across the nation, Planned Parenthood publicly advertises medical abortions past nine weeks, the medical standard set by NARAL and Planned Parenthood itself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Carmen Feldman, general counsel for Planned Parenthood of New Mexico, called the ProtestABQ complaint a “baseless attack” intended to “intimidate and harass providers.”<\/p>\n

Artuso said the complaint was accurate because the New Mexico Legislature decided abortions should be performed by licensed physicians.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think it\u2019s a good law. If that\u2019s harassment and intimidation, then why not let anyone perform abortions?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Planned Parenthood has denied allegations from a pro-life group that a New Mexico Planned Parenthood nurse is committing\u00a0abortions in violation on state law. 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