Documents Obtained by NMAFL

Dr. Boyd and UNMH Department of Pediatrics, Robin Ohls Letter

The following requirements for UNM policy on contracts are missing from the Espey/Boyd contract:

A) Safety and risk management concerns have been reasonably addressed: none.
B) The contract represents a “good deal for the University” and has “measurable deliverables:” no mention.
C) Compliance with the obligations it places on the University must be ensured: no mention.
E)  The contract meets programmatic and University mission requirements: no mention
F) The contract is sufficiently clear and consistent.
ALSO -
  • The contract is void of addressing Dr. Boyd’s medical malpractice insurance, risk assessment or general liability.
  • In the case of serious injury or death exposes taxpayers to payouts of medical malpractice, residents and women patients are all at risk.
  • According to the State Patient Compensation Fund, neither Dr. Curtis Boyd nor Southwestern Women’s Options nor any of the clinic’s practicing abortionists carry medical malpractice insurance.


*NOTE abortion after 20 weeks carries a 91 times greater risk of death than 1st trimester. L. Bartlett et al., Risk factors for legal induced abortion-related mortality in the United States, OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 103(4):729 (2004). Complications increase at an exponential rate after 20 weeks.