DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Monday, October 6, 2008

NO CONTEST

One of two-sister team takes plea deal in illegal abortions case; other still faces trial on felony charges in LA and San Diego

One woman of a two-sister pair accused of practicing medicine without a license for a chain of Southern California abortion clinics catering to low-income Hispanics has been sentenced to three years formal probation, ordered to perform 500 hours of community service and to pay $3,270 in restitution to six victims.

Raquel Bugarin, 50, of Los Angeles was sentenced Oct. 1 by Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta after pleading no contest to three counts of felony practicing medicine without a license, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's office. As part of a plea bargain, four other felony counts were dismissed.

Raquel Bugarin and her sister, Bertha Bugarin, 48, of Granada Hills, were charged a year ago following an investigation by the Health Authority Law Enforcement Task force (HALT), a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional task force that is overseen by the Los Angles County Department of Public Health, the press release said.

Read the full story here: California Catholic Daily