Retroactive abortions?
Goebbels would have been envious of that statement.ABORTION CLINIC
Mystery of dead fetus deepens
Hialeah police are awaiting the results of an autopsy to see if a fetus found at an abortion clinic was alive or dead at birth.
BY ELIAS LOPEZ AND STEPHANIE GARRY
elopez@MiamiHerald.com
An autopsy of a fetus found in a biohazard container in a Hialeah abortion clinic was performed by the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office on Saturday, but the results may not be known for several days or possibly weeks, police say.
The autopsy was carried out a day after Hialeah Police Chief Rolando Bolaños ordered the clinic, A Gyn Diagnostic Center, 3671 W. 16th Ave., closed in connection with a possible homicide. It's unclear whether the fetus was born dead or alive.
''The medical examiner is conducting tests and taking tissue samples,'' said Lt. Ralph Gracia on Saturday.
``Right now, it is totally dependent on what they say. I'm just glad we found the child's remains.''
The fetus is believed to belong to an 18-year-old who told police she gave premature birth to the boy while waiting to see a doctor at the clinic on July 20. She was 23 weeks pregnant -- within a week of the legal limit to have an abortion.
On the same day, police received a tip about the birth at the clinic, but found no fetus after conducting a search of the offices.
On Friday, after receiving another anonymous tip, police searched the clinic again and recovered the fetus believed to belong to the 18-year-old.
They also interviewed the teenager, who told them that clinic workers sent her home after a doctor examined her. She was not identified by police.
An attorney representing one of the clinic owners and a clinic employee said no crime was committed and that her clients are fully cooperating with investigators.
''My clients run an abortion clinic. It's a legal business,'' said Regina DeMoraes-Millan, who said the 18-year-old had an abortion at the clinic without any complications. (Read the whole thing)
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