Doctor's four-state abortion business under investigation

A few days later, the patient complained to the Elkton police; they raided the clinic on Aug. 17, looking for the patient's medical record. Although that couldn't be found, police discovered frozen aborted fetuses and medical-waste records showing fetal ages up to 36 weeks. (A pregnancy is considered full-term at 38 weeks.)

On Aug. 20, Elkton police searched Brigham's Voorhees office for medical records that would explain the fetuses.

The officers "found only two medical records related to the fetuses," board documents say.

Staff from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office were on hand for the search, spokesman Paul Loriquet said. He added that he believed New Jersey's Board of Medicine, which oversees physicians, would take action soon.

The Maryland board moved against Brigham, Shepard, and Riley after a Johns Hopkins physician filed a complaint. The physician expressed concerns that patients were being put at risk by "being transported across state lines to complete medical care," board documents say.

Contact staff writer Marie McCullough at mmccullough@phillynews.com.