The doctors were arrested earlier this year in New Jersey and Connecticut . The investigation began August 13 , 2010 , when Riley brought a woman into an Elkton hospital due to a `` complication resulting from a medical procedure , '' police said . They face four counts of first - degree murder and five of second - degree murder . A prosecutor says the deaths stem from surgery on viable , late - term fetuses .
The doctors were arrested earlier this year in New Jersey and Connecticut . They face four counts of first - degree murder and five of second - degree murder . A prosecutor says the deaths stem from surgery on viable , late - term fetuses .