WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is ramping up his efforts to strip the licenses of Florida medical professionals over controversial social media posts, now setting his sights on a second nurse.
Uthmeier announced Monday that he is targeting Miami nurse Erik Martindale for a permanent revocation of his nursing license. The move follows a since-deleted Facebook post allegedly written by Martindale, in which he stated he would refuse to provide anesthesia to MAGA members undergoing surgery, calling the decision both his right and an “ethical” choice.
Martindale has allegedly since pushed back on those claims, alleging on his Facebook page that his account was hacked and that he did not author the statement…