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Paramedic who secretly gave woman abortion drug is jailed

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, JUL 7 – Stephen Doohan secretly administered misoprostol to the pregnant woman, causing a miscarriage; he was sentenced to 10.5 years and placed on the sex offenders list, court heard.

  • On Monday at the High Court in Glasgow, paramedic Stephen Doohan was sentenced to 10 years and six months for secretly administering an abortion drug to a pregnant woman.
  • After discovering she was pregnant in March 2023, Doohan crushed misoprostol into a syringe and secretly administered it during sex at his Edinburgh home.
  • Court records show Doohan researched and planned using paramedic resources, including an intranet search for abortion drugs on March 14, and prosecutors highlighted the victim's significant suffering.
  • Following his sentencing, the victim endures lasting trauma, Doohan is added to the sex offenders register, and a non-harassment order is imposed.
  • Beyond this case, the Scottish Ambulance Service emphasizes swift action to protect the public, with prosecutors highlighting the message against sexual harm in healthcare.
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Stephen Doohan injected an abortion pill into the lover when he discovered that she was pregnant. The judge who tried the case says that man left the victim "a whole life of pain and loss".

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The Global Herald broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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