LeRoy Carhart obituary

LeRoy Carhart, a prominent and controversial doctor well known for providing late-term abortions, has died at the age of 81.

His family, who announced the news via social media, said he died on Friday but did not give a cause of death.

Carhart began focusing on abortions after retiring from the Air Force in 1985. He was one of only a handful of late-term abortion providers in the U.S. and was among the most vocal.

“Lee had a very simple belief that patients know what is best for their life plan and was there to support them,” the clinic’s statement said.

“His lifelong commitment to serving patients seeking abortion services will be continued by his staff and doctors at both Maryland and Nebraska CARE locations.”

He founded his first clinic specializing in abortion in 1992 with a mission to provide abortion care in a compassionate, comfortable and personal environment.

Carhart died in April 2023 at the age of 81.