Hyannis, MA - Five months after the death of 22-year old Laura Hope Smith during anesthesia for an abortion, Rapin Osathanondh has relinquished his medical license. A criminal investigation and disciplinary action by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine preceded Osathanondh's decision.
The Board had moved to suspend Osathanondh's license pending further investigation, declaring him to be a "risk to public safety." In a surprise move yesterday, Osathanondh instead permanently surrendered his license, and will not practice medicine again anywhere.
On Monday, the Boston Medical Examiner's office declared that the cause of Smith's death was "cardiac pulmonary arrest during anesthesia during a voluntary termination of pregnancy."
Calls to Osathanondh's clinic revealed that it is not accepting patients, but is referring women to other clinics.
Smith had sought an abortion from Osathanondh on September 13, 2007, at his office, Women's Health Center, in the Cape Cod town of Hyannis. Smith was placed under full anesthesia when only Osathanondh and a non-medical receptionist were present. When Smith suddenly stopped breathing, the receptionist phoned 911 but gave very little information to the dispatcher. Smith died later that day.
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