Indiana doctor who performed abortion on rape victim, 10, DID report procedure to state officials
2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana doctor who performed abortion on rape victim, 10, DID report procedure to state officials

Daily Mail  

An Indiana doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim is considering suing the state's Attorney General who threatened her with legal action. But motormouth Indiana AG Todd Rokita questioned whether she had reported the procedure to state officials, bragging that he was 'gathering evidence' to see if the doctor could face 'a criminal charge' Documents obtained by the Washington Post have revealed that Dr Bernard did report the minor's abortion before she was legally mandated to do so. She performed an abortion on the unidentified 10-year-old rape victim whose story made headlines when she was forced to travel from her home state to Indiana Dr Caitlin Bernard helped the rape victim obtain an abortion, and has now said she is 'considering legal action' against those who have 'smeared her'. Officials with Indiana University Health said in a statement that Bernard did not violate any privacy laws when she shared an anecdote with the media about the 10-year-old rape victim needing an abortion in Indiana.

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Indiana attorney general reprimanded for comments on doctor who provided rape victim’s abortion
1 year, 2 months ago

Indiana attorney general reprimanded for comments on doctor who provided rape victim’s abortion

Associated Press  

— Indiana’s attorney general violated professional conduct rules in statements he made about a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, according to a court opinion filed Thursday. The Indiana Supreme Court’s disciplinary commission found Todd Rokita, a Republican who opposes …

Indiana’s attorney general faces misconduct complaint over remarks about abortion doctor
1 year, 3 months ago

Indiana’s attorney general faces misconduct complaint over remarks about abortion doctor

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A complaint filed Monday alleges that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita violated professional conduct rules in statements he made about a doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim last year. The Indiana Supreme Court’s disciplinary commission references an interview Rokita gave in July 2022 about Dr. Caitlin Bernard on a Fox News show, The Indianapolis …

Indiana blocks prestigious award for doctor who performed abortion on 10-year-old rape victim
1 year, 4 months ago

Indiana blocks prestigious award for doctor who performed abortion on 10-year-old rape victim

The Independent  

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Ohio man sentenced to life in prison for rape of 10-year-old girl who traveled for abortion
1 year, 6 months ago

Ohio man sentenced to life in prison for rape of 10-year-old girl who traveled for abortion

The Independent  

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US man jailed for raping girl who travelled to neighbouring state for abortion
1 year, 6 months ago

US man jailed for raping girl who travelled to neighbouring state for abortion

India Today  

The man charged with raping and impregnating a 9-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to neighboring Indiana to obtain an abortion last year pleaded guilty on Wednesday and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Gerson Fuentes, who was the live-in boyfriend of the child's mother, confessed to raping the child in a police interview, and DNA …

Man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for legal abortion
1 year, 6 months ago

Man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for legal abortion

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man who confessed to raping and impregnating a 9-year-old Ohio girl has been sentenced to life in prison in a case that became a national flashpoint on abortion rights because the girl had to travel out of state to end the pregnancy. Common Pleas Court Judge Julie Lynch, who was not required to approve the plea …

Opinion: Targeting the doctor who treated a pregnant child was a farce
1 year, 7 months ago

Opinion: Targeting the doctor who treated a pregnant child was a farce

LA Times  

Dr. Caitlin Bernard, a reproductive healthcare provider, speaks during an abortion rights rally in June 2022 at the Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis. Seeing clips of her wiping away tears and defending herself for nearly 15 hours in a hearing room is proof that we are now living in a dystopia where “logic and proportion,” to quote Grace Slick, “have …

Doctor’s supporters, hospital at odds with Indiana penalty for talking about 10-year-old’s abortion
1 year, 7 months ago

Doctor’s supporters, hospital at odds with Indiana penalty for talking about 10-year-old’s abortion

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Supporters of an Indianapolis doctor voiced frustration Friday with the Indiana medical board’s decision that she violated patient privacy laws when she talked with a newspaper reporter about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim. Some of Bernard’s colleagues criticized the Medical Licensing Board’s vote and the state attorney general’s pursuit of disciplinary action against her …

Indiana doctor who talked publicly about a 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion is fined
1 year, 7 months ago

Indiana doctor who talked publicly about a 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion is fined

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio. The state Medical Licensing Board voted that Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t abide by privacy laws when she told a newspaper reporter about the girl’s …

AG: Penalize doctor who spoke of Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion
2 years, 1 month ago

AG: Penalize doctor who spoke of Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Republican attorney general on Wednesday asked the state medical licensing board to discipline an Indianapolis doctor who has spoken publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio after its more-restrictive abortion law took effect. The complaint alleges Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state law by not reporting the girl’s child abuse to …

Indiana doctor: AG shouldn’t get abortion patient records
2 years, 1 month ago

Indiana doctor: AG shouldn’t get abortion patient records

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Lawyers for an Indianapolis doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio told a judge Friday that Indiana’s attorney general should not be allowed to access patient medical records for an investigation into undisclosed complaints. The doctors claim Rokita’s conduct “violates numerous Indiana statutes,” including a state requirement that his office first determine consumer …

Indiana doctor defends actions in 10-year-old’s abortion
2 years, 1 month ago

Indiana doctor defends actions in 10-year-old’s abortion

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis doctor who provided abortion drugs to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio defended her actions before a judge Monday in an episode that drew national attention in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The attorney general’s office says it is investigating whether Bernard properly reported child abuse and possibly violated patient …

Abortion doctor sues Indiana AG over bids to access records
2 years, 2 months ago

Abortion doctor sues Indiana AG over bids to access records

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio is suing Indiana’s attorney general, seeking to block him from using allegedly “frivolous” consumer complaints to issue subpoenas seeking patients’ confidential medical records. It alleges that Rokita has issued subpoenas seeking the medical records of patients based on complaints from people who have never …

Indiana judge declines request to block state’s abortion ban
2 years, 3 months ago

Indiana judge declines request to block state’s abortion ban

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana judge turned down on Thursday a request to block enforcement of the state’s abortion ban just hours after it took effect. The ACLU said in a court filing that allowing the law to take effect would “prohibit the overwhelming majority of abortions in Indiana and, as such, will have a devastating and irreparable impact on the …

Indiana abortion clinics sue to block ban set to take effect
2 years, 4 months ago

Indiana abortion clinics sue to block ban set to take effect

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana abortion clinic operators filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block the state’s ban on abortions before it takes effect in about two weeks.. The lawsuit filed in a Monroe County court claims the ban, which includes limited exceptions, “strips away the fundamental rights of people seeking abortion care” in violation of the Indiana Constitution. It asks for …

Indiana senator admits rape victims could be charged under abortion bill but not rapists
2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana senator admits rape victims could be charged under abortion bill but not rapists

Raw Story  

Indiana state Sen. Sue Glick admitted on Tuesday that her anti-abortion legislation could result in the prosecution of alleged rape victims but not alleged rapists. During a Senate committee debate on a bill to ban all abortion except in cases of rape or incest, Glick offered an amendment that would force rape victims to sign an affidavit before being allowed …

Man pleads not guilty to raping girl, 10, who had abortion
2 years, 5 months ago

Man pleads not guilty to raping girl, 10, who had abortion

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man pleaded not guilty on Monday in Ohio to charges of raping a 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion last month, which became a flashpoint in the national debate over access to the procedure. The girl’s case gained national attention after an Indianapolis physician, Dr. Caitlin Bernard, said the child had to travel …

Abortion doctor signals she’ll sue Indiana AG over comments
2 years, 5 months ago

Abortion doctor signals she’ll sue Indiana AG over comments

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio took the first step Tuesday toward suing Indiana’s attorney general for defamation. “The statements have been and continue to be published by or on behalf of Mr. Rokita and the Office of the Attorney General.” After the news of the 10-year-old’s abortion broke, Rokita …

Indiana doctor who performed abortion on 10-year-old rape victim files claim against Indiana AG
2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana doctor who performed abortion on 10-year-old rape victim files claim against Indiana AG

Daily Mail  

An Indiana doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio girl, has filed a claim for damages against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita saying that he smeared her as an activist and falsely stated that she failed to report the procedure. On June 25, she spoke during an abortion rights rally in Indianapolis Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said …

Indiana AG who threatened to go after abortion doctor hit with formal misconduct complaint
2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana AG who threatened to go after abortion doctor hit with formal misconduct complaint

Raw Story  

Republican Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has been hit with a formal misconduct complaint over his threats to prosecute a doctor who performed an abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim. The Washington Post reports that Lauren Robel, the former dean of Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, filed a complaint against Rokita in which she alleged that he intended to …

Document confirms Dr. Caitlin Bernard reported that Ohio 10-year-old had been sexually abused
2 years, 5 months ago

Document confirms Dr. Caitlin Bernard reported that Ohio 10-year-old had been sexually abused

Raw Story  

Originally published by The 19th For the past two weeks, the veracity of a story of a 10-year-old girl who was raped and got an abortion has been debated in the media. A terminated pregnancy report — a document all physicians providing abortions must submit to the state of Indiana — confirms details Dr. Caitlin Bernard gave to the Indianapolis …

Mother of Ohio 10-year-old who crossed state lines to get an abortion is defending her child's alleged rapist
2 years, 5 months ago

Mother of Ohio 10-year-old who crossed state lines to get an abortion is defending her child's alleged rapist

Raw Story  

The mother of a 10-year-old Ohio girl was crossed state lines to obtain an abortion is now defending her daughter's alleged 27-year-old rapist, the New York Post reports. IN OTHER NEWS: 'Uniformed and armed' federal agents 'kept waiting' blocks away from Capitol as violence raged A trigger law banning all abortions after six weeks, with no exceptions for rape or …

Doctor’s lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl’s abortion
2 years, 5 months ago

Doctor’s lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl’s abortion

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The lawyer for an Indiana doctor at the center of a political firestorm after speaking out about a 10-year-old child abuse victim who traveled from Ohio for an abortion said Thursday that her client provided proper treatment and did not violate any patient privacy laws in discussing the unidentified girl’s case. “She has not violated any law, including …

Indiana begs Supreme Court to help put abortion ban into effect after story about Ohio rape survivor
2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana begs Supreme Court to help put abortion ban into effect after story about Ohio rape survivor

Raw Story  

News broke last week that a 10-year-old rape survivor in Ohio was forced to travel to Indiana because she was impregnated after being sexually assaulted. Indiana has been part of the story insofar as they are a nearby state where abortion isn't banned for a 10-year-old rape survivor, but Republicans want that to change, CNN.com explained. According to the report, …

Doctor under investigation by Indiana's Republican attorney general after providing abortion for child rape victim
2 years, 5 months ago

Doctor under investigation by Indiana's Republican attorney general after providing abortion for child rape victim

Raw Story  

Authorities in Indiana said they are investigating a gynecologist who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old girl who had been raped -- a flashpoint case in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn the federal right to end a pregnancy. Indiana attorney general Todd Rokita criticized Bernard on Wednesday evening, accusing her of not alerting the authorities …

Doctor who provided abortion care for 10-year-old rape victim to be investigated by Indiana AG
2 years, 5 months ago

Doctor who provided abortion care for 10-year-old rape victim to be investigated by Indiana AG

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indiana Attorney General Todd …

Man arrested in rape of 10-year-old US girl that led to abortion
2 years, 5 months ago

Man arrested in rape of 10-year-old US girl that led to abortion

Al Jazeera  

A man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old Ohio girl whose case was questioned as dubious by some Republicans. A man from the US state has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl whose case drew national attention following a doctor’s comments that the child had to travel to Indiana for an abortion, an account that had led some …

Man charged with rape of 10-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for abortion
2 years, 5 months ago

Man charged with rape of 10-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for abortion

LA Times  

An Ohio man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl whose case drew national attention following a doctor’s comments that the child had to travel to Indiana for an abortion, an account that had led some prominent Republicans — including Ohio’s attorney general and a congressman — to suggest it was fabricated. President Biden highlighted the case last week …

Doctor helping Ohio rape victim, 10, travel for abortion warns ‘she’s not alone’
2 years, 6 months ago

Doctor helping Ohio rape victim, 10, travel for abortion warns ‘she’s not alone’

The Independent  

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Orissa HC Refuses Termination Of A Mentally-Challenged Rape Survivor's Pregnancy; Issues Slew Of Directions For State Govt. To Handle Similar Cases [Read Order]
4 years, 3 months ago

Orissa HC Refuses Termination Of A Mentally-Challenged Rape Survivor's Pregnancy; Issues Slew Of Directions For State Govt. To Handle Similar Cases [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday refused to allow the termination of the pregnancy of a physically and mentally-challenged rape survivor. The Single Bench of Justice Biswanath Rath was hearing the plea of a mother seeking permission for terminating the pregnancy of an unmarried, physically handicapped and mentally retarded daughter a rape victim under the provisions of The Medical Termination …

US judge blocks Indiana 2nd trimester abortion procedure ban
5 years, 6 months ago

US judge blocks Indiana 2nd trimester abortion procedure ban

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge blocked an Indiana law that would ban a second-trimester abortion procedure on Friday, just days before the law was set to come into force. Indiana’s attorneys maintained the state had a valid role in limiting types of abortion procedures, citing a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld a federal law banning the method. ACLU …

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