Commonwealth v. Spanos

Opinion by

Reno, J.,

Appellant, a physician, was convicted of performing an abortion. The Commonwealth established that the pregnant woman, Agnes Tessaro, visited appellant’s office several times and that he examined her, prescribed drugs for her and used instruments upon her which resulted in the passing of a foetus at the home of a friend, Dorothy Adams, after which appellant attended her at the Adams home. Appellant admitted that he had treated the pregnant woman, and his defense was that the purpose of his treatments was to prevent a miscarriage, not to induce one, and to care for…