New Jersey doctor to be extradited to Maryland in abortion case BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A New Jersey doctor facing murder charges stemming from the alleged abortion of late-term fetuses will be extradited to Maryland in the coming days, a New Jersey court spokesman said Wednesday. Steven Chase Brigham, 55, who is charged in Maryland with five counts of first-degree murder and other charges, waived his right to an extradition hearing, said Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden County, New Jersey, prosecutor's office. He was arrested on December 28, and his case could be the first to test Maryland's fetal homicide law. Brigham completed some abortions himself and Riley completed others under Brigham's supervision, the report said. Brigham's New Jersey medical license was suspended in October 2010 and he had received a cease-and-desist warning in Maryland a month before that. Brigham has been held in a Camden County jail on $3 million bond since his arrest at his home in Voorhees, New Jersey. Elkton police have ten days to pick up Brigham and take him to Maryland and typically the process is completed in a few days, Laughlin said. Ellis Rollins III, the Cecil County State's Attorney in Maryland, where Brigham will be prosecuted, did not return calls seeking comment. Brigham's lawyer in Maryland, C. Thomas Brown, also did not return calls seeking comment. Riley was arrested in Salt Lake City. A bond hearing will be held on January 9, when extradition proceedings to Maryland may be determined. Riley is in custody on a no-bond warrant.