Abortion Doctor’s Case Is Reopened
The Medical Board of California on Friday reopened the case of a Los Angeles abortion doctor whose license was suspended for a year for negligence in the deaths of two patients, at the request of officials who now want to revoke the license altogether.
The unusual order came at the request of the state attorney general’s office and Medical Board Executive Director Dixon Arnett, who urged panel members to consider harsher action against Dr. Leo F. Kenneally.
One month ago, the board agreed with a decision by an administrative law judge to suspend Kenneally’s license for one year and place him on probation for another 10 years.
Kenneally operates clinics under the name Her Medical Clinics in central Los Angeles and in Pacoima. Two young women died after undergoing abortions at the Los Angeles clinic, allegedly because of gross negligence and incompetence.
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