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According to a May report in the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, Dr. Yogendra Shah of Granite City, Illinois, is being investigated by a state regulatory board for performing an abortion in 1998 on a woman who was not, strictly speaking, pregnant (most likely she had a “blighted ovum,” which is a fertilized egg that never develops). The woman says that Shah accepted pregnancy test results from her rather than test her himself, and that for years after the procedure–until her gynecologist requested her records from the abortion clinic–she honestly thought she’d been carrying a baby. She further claims she suffered nightmares and depression during that time because she’s pro-life.
From the January 7 issue of Washington State’s Vancouver Columbian: “A Vancouver police officer was sent to a home in the 3100 block of S Street…when a woman called 911 to say a group of 30 cannibals from Yacolt were trying to break into her house….[O]fficers were unable to locate any cannibals.”
In January 49-year-old Merle Crossman, who’s serving time in Warren, Maine, for burning down his own home, filed a lawsuit against his insurance company, Middlesex Mutual, demanding it pay him $75,000 for his loss–he claims that since he pleaded no contest rather than guilty, he’s still entitled to the money.
