Senate Ethics Committee Wants to Censure Coburn for Delivering Babies for Free

Tom Coburn M.D., (R-OK) has been deliving babies for many years, and continues to do so even though he has a job in D.C.. Some of his colleagues have been irked about this ever since he was a U.S. Representative, then the Senate Ethics Committee tried unsuccessfully to stop him from deliving babies in 2005.

Most recently, the Muskogee Regional Medical Center where Coburn practices was purchased by a private organization, further agitating the Ethics committee, which sent Coburn a letter threatening censure if he did not stop the practice immediately.

Coburn spokesman John Hart:

“The parents of babies Dr. Coburn delivers don’t choose him hoping to sway his vote, and they never have,” Hart said. “In the 10 years Dr. Coburn has provided free healthcare to his neighbors while serving in Congress, the Ethics Committee has never pointed to a single conflict of interest. No lobbyist or any individual has ever attempted to infiltrate his medical office under the guise of an invasive medical exam to discuss Senate business.”

Also see:

• Kathryn Jean Lopez: Bad Rx – The unhealthy campaign against Tom Coburn
• The Hill: Coburn renews battle with Ethics over baby deliveries
• Michelle Malkin: Dems attack Sen. Coburn for delivering babies for free

(hat-tip, RightVoices)