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Tarpon Springs doctor suspended for performing abortion procedures without training, state says
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A Tarpon Springs doctor was suspended for one year after the Florida Department of Health says he performed abortions on patients — something he was not trained or educated on how to do.
The Florida Board of Medicine voted on the action against Dr. Christopher Saputa at Friday’s meeting; the state wanted to see even more of a punishment, however.
An attorney for the Florida Department of Health asked for a full revocation of Saputa’s medical license, saying that two women nearly died after he performed abortions on them. The procedures happened back in 2022 at a northwest Florida abortion clinic. '
For more: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/tarpon-springs-doctor-suspended-abortion-procedure/67-f390e7c2-9abd-442c-b415-d8f21c910664
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