Naresh Patel

OKLAHOMA CITY A high-profile abortion doctor is no longer practicing medicine after his recent arrest.

An undercover investigation found Dr. Naresh Patel was selling abortion drugs to patients who werent even pregnant.

Last week, despite his arrest for fraud, Patel was still allowed to practice medicine in Oklahoma. At that time,the state medical board said they had no plans for a hearing concerning Dr. Patels medical license.

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said he wanted the state medical board to step in and take away Dr. Patels medical license.

They have ample reason to review whether he should be practicing medicine in the state of Oklahoma. From my perspective, he shouldn`t be. There`s a process to address this and the board should implement that process,Pruitt said.

As of December 29, Patel is no longer practicing medicine, according to the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision website.

Earlier this month,NewsChannel 4 spoke with one of Patels former patients. She claims he lied to her about how far along she was in her pregnancy so he could charge her more money.

They said, well that`s going to be another 500 dollars, the woman said.

She says they didnt give her any anesthesia and the pain was unbearable.

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High-profile Oklahoma abortion doctor no longer practicing medicine