Tag:criminal defense

Now hovering in the background during a risky pregnancy: The doctor’s legal team

The woman was 19 weeks pregnant when her water broke. Within less than a day, she'd developed a life-threatening infection.Dr. Mae-Lan Wang Winchester, an OB-GYN in Cleveland, was called in to end the pregnancy. But Ohio has banned abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected unless the mother's life is…

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Legal aid: Scottish government forced to make offer to practitioners

Legal affairs minister Ash Regan has made what she claims is a “substantial and credible offer” of support to legal aid practitioners amid a bizarre claim that Scotland has “the best legal aid system in the world”. A “robust” package of support was set out by Ms Regan in a…

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