--- title: "Doctor Pleads Fifth Amendment at Birth Tourism Hearing" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/doctor-pleads-fifth-amendment-at-birth-tourism-hearing" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/doctor-pleads-fifth-amendment-at-birth-tourism-hearing" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/doctor-pleads-fifth-amendment-at-birth-tourism-hearing.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/doctor-pleads-fifth-amendment-at-birth-tourism-hearing" category: "Politics" area: "United States" published: "2026-09-01T20:25:14.579Z" source_reported: "2026-09-01T19:36:06.000Z" updated: "2026-09-01T20:25:14.579Z" trust_score: 42 critic_score: 55 hype_score: 50 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-01T21:37:14.762Z" --- # Doctor Pleads Fifth Amendment at Birth Tourism Hearing *A South Florida physician refused to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee regarding his birth tourism business.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 42 of 100, higher is better. All 16 digests agree on the core event but lack named sources or documents. - Craft 55 of 100, higher is better. No quotes, dates, or named officials in any digest; only paraphrased claims. - Hype 50 of 100, lower is better. Headlines overstate the story with loaded language like 'boastful' or 'erupted'. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - A House Oversight Committee hearing on birth tourism took place on 1 September 2026. - Dr. Wladimir Lorentz, associated with 'Have My Baby in Miami' or 'Miami Medical Concierge Services', invoked the Fifth Amendment. - Lorentz refused to answer questions from lawmakers after receiving a Congressional subpoena. - The hearing is part of Republican efforts to examine and potentially restrict birthright citizenship. A House Oversight Committee hearing concerning birth tourism was held on 1 September 2026. During the hearing, Dr. Wladimir Lorentz, identified as the founder and chief medical officer of a business called 'Have My Baby in Miami' or 'Miami Medical Concierge Services', invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Lorentz refused to answer questions posed by committee members following a Congressional subpoena. ## Disagreement on doctor's past claims Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion reported that the doctor has claimed to have helped over 2,000 foreigners give birth in America to obtain citizenship. None of the other reports mention this specific claim. ## What the coverage left out None of the left, centre, or right-rated digests mention the specific date of the House hearing, only that it took place on a Tuesday. The digests also do not specify which members of Congress asked questions or what specific topics were discussed beyond birth tourism. ## Who covered it Shares of the 18 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 6% (1) - Centre: 33% (6) - Right: 61% (11) 3 of 21 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-01T21:37:14.762Z. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 4 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-01T21:45:34.050Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - The left-rated report from Watauga Democrat stated that a South Florida doctor refused to answer questions from lawmakers on Tuesday after a Congressional subpoena. The report identified the doctor as the leader of a company marketing services to foreign women seeking to give birth in the United States. ### Centre - Centre-rated reports from Newsweek, KAKE News, Your Alaska Link, and hazard-herald.com focused on the doctor's invocation of the Fifth Amendment during the birth tourism hearing. Newsweek noted this occurred as Republicans push to tighten birthright rules. The other centre-rated digests stated a South Florida doctor refused to answer questions from lawmakers after a Congressional subpoena, identifying the doctor as the leader of a company marketing services to foreign women seeking to give birth in the US. ### Right - Right-rated reports from Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, American Greatness, WND, wndnewscenter.org, Breitbart, thedailybs.com, Marietta Daily Journal, Bryan Times, and The Daily Herald highlighted the doctor's refusal to answer questions. Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion stated the doctor behind 'Have My Baby in Miami' invoked the Fifth Amendment and claimed he had boasted about helping over 2,000 foreigners give birth in America for citizenship. American Greatness and Breitbart identified the doctor as Dr. Wladimir Lorentz, founder and chief medical officer of 'Have My Baby in Miami', who repeatedly pleaded the Fifth. WND and wndnewscenter.org included a question posed to the doctor: 'Does your business help children of members of the Chinese Communist Party obtain American citizenship?' The remaining right-rated digests stated a South Florida doctor refused to answer questions from lawmakers after a Congressional subpoena, identifying the doctor as the leader of a company marketing services to foreign women seeking to give birth in the US. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - low: 4 - mixed: 2 - high: 9 - unknown: 4 - veryHigh: 2 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Times of India](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/have-my-baby-in-miami-witness-pleads-5th-over-2000-tourist-births-gill-excuses-him-from-panel/videoshow/133691477.cms) — 'Have my baby in Miami': Witness pleads 5th over 2,000+ tourist births, Gill excuses him from panel - [Newsweek](https://newsweek.com/birthright-citizenship-miami-doctor-pleads-fifth-birth-tourism-hearing-12392413) — Miami doctor pleads fifth as Congress probes birth tourism industry - [BizToc](https://biztoc.com/x/e493a26c5ecf42fc) — Birthright Citizenship: Doctor Pleads Fifth in Birth Tourism Hearing - [Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion](https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/09/birth-tourism-hearing-doctor-behind-have-my-baby-in-miami-invokes-fifth-amendment) — Birth Tourism Hearing: Doctor Behind ‘Have My Baby in Miami’ Invokes Fifth Amendment - [American Greatness](https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/01/owner-of-miami-birth-tourism-business-repeatedly-pleads-the-fifth-during-house-hearing) — Owner of Miami Birth Tourism Business Repeatedly Pleads the Fifth During House Hearing › American Greatness - [WND](https://wnd.com/2026/09/truthful-answer-might-incriminate-me-boastful-have-my) — ‘A truthful answer might incriminate me’: Boastful ‘Have My Baby in Miami’ doctor clams up and pleads 5th in birth-tourism hearing * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs - [wndnewscenter.org](https://wndnewscenter.org/a-truthful-answer-might-incriminate-me-boastful-have-my-baby-in-miami-doctor-clams-up-and-pleads-5th-in-birth-tourism-hearing) — ‘A truthful answer might incriminate me’: Boastful ‘Have My Baby in Miami’ doctor clams up and pleads 5th in birth-tourism hearing * WND News Center - [Breitbart](https://breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/01/watch-miami-birth-tourism-executive-pleads-fifth-questions-congress) — Miami Birth Tourism Executive Pleads Fifth to Questions from Congress - [thedailybs.com](https://thedailybs.com/2026/09/01/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - The Daily Bo Snerdley - [Marietta Daily Journal](https://mdjonline.com/extra/news/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_34c8015f-04e2-578e-a8c0-903b746d5039.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - [Watauga Democrat](https://wataugademocrat.com/news/national/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_f6c3a622-389d-5223-af17-a7667281d521.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - [KAKE News](https://kake.com/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_e448374d-19a1-5d42-be87-8ad9bf04fd44.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - [Your Alaska Link](https://youralaskalink.com/news/national/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_819ee061-39b4-5bb4-b287-7dcda327bbff.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - [CoMo BUZ](https://comobuz.com/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_be322037-2527-50e1-b465-5e48c67356fc.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - [Bryan Times](https://bryantimes.com/news/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_85718444-3261-5911-bbcc-52f602247e85.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - [The Daily Herald](https://rrdailyherald.com/news/national/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_15864833-22a1-5e47-ba47-9505575e7484.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - [hazard-herald.com](https://hazard-herald.com/news/national/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_d4f40a27-d9e6-5802-b6df-586a03d2b734.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - [Columbia Gorge News](https://columbiagorgenews.com/news/national/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_e23ab0f4-02f6-5c03-b310-885028863121.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - [Shelby News](https://shelbynews.com/news/national/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_f346c487-c807-5564-ad37-c5b544e21562.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - [The Guam Daily Post](https://postguam.com/news/national/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_be11ee22-13a7-524d-8efb-45ea31f2c3ed.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions - [griffonnews.com](https://griffonnews.com/news/nation/south-florida-doctor-pleads-fifth-on-birth-tourism-questions/article_64e1a38c-1fb9-5c56-bc35-5ed707d6d4cf.html) — South Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions ## Questions **What happened at the House hearing on birth tourism?** A House Oversight Committee hearing on birth tourism took place on 1 September 2026. During the hearing, Dr. Wladimir Lorentz, associated with a birth tourism business, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions from lawmakers. **Who is Dr. Wladimir Lorentz?** Dr. Wladimir Lorentz is identified as the founder and chief medical officer of a birth tourism business, referred to as 'Have My Baby in Miami' or 'Miami Medical Concierge Services'. He invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Congressional hearing. **Why did the doctor refuse to answer questions?** Dr. Wladimir Lorentz invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. This constitutional right allows individuals to refuse to answer questions if the answers might incriminate them in a criminal proceeding. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/doctor-pleads-fifth-amendment-at-birth-tourism-hearing. 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