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 incest, came into force in Ohio last month after the nation's high court ended decades of constitutional protection for the right to end a pregnancy. In her official filing to the Indiana Department of Health, the doctor who performed the girl's abortion, Dr. Caitlin Bernard, listed the alleged rapist's age as 17. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, strongly suggested to Fox News late Monday that the case was a fabrication, and there was "not a whisper" of evidence to back up the claims that a 10-year-old rape victim had left Ohio to have an abortion.

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Judge Strikes Down Ohio Abortion Ban, Citing Reproductive Rights Amendment
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Strikes Down Ohio Abortion Ban, Citing Reproductive Rights Amendment

Associated Press  

Ohio's most restrictive abortion law, which prohibited abortions after cardiac activity is detected at six weeks of pregnancy, was struck down by a county judge. The judge ruled that the 2019 law, which was passed after Roe v. Wade was overturned, violated the state's constitution's protection of individual liberty and equal protection. The ruling is a major victory for abortion …

Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state’s near-ban on abortion stand?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state’s near-ban on abortion stand?

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A county judge could rule as early as Monday on Ohio’s law banning virtually all abortions, a decision that will take into consideration the decision by voters to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution. A group of abortion clinics sought to overturn the law even before voters approved Issue 1, which gives every person in Ohio …

Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments
1 year, 3 months ago

Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Supreme Court justices vigorously questioned the state’s lawyer Wednesday about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes of reviving its law banning most abortions except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy. Flowers was representing Republican Attorney General Dave Yost, whose appeal also asserts Preterm Cleveland and the other Ohio clinics that filed the lawsuit …

An Ohio ballot measure seeks to protect abortion access. Opponents’ messaging is on parental rights
1 year, 4 months ago

An Ohio ballot measure seeks to protect abortion access. Opponents’ messaging is on parental rights

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The wording of a proposed constitutional amendment on Ohio’s fall ballot to ensure abortion rights seems straightforward: It would enshrine the right “to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions.” Yet as the campaigning for and against the nation’s latest tug-of-war over abortion begins in earnest this weekend, voters are getting a different message from the …

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  

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 The man charged with …

Ohio voters appear likely to decide future of abortion rights
1 year, 6 months ago

Ohio voters appear likely to decide future of abortion rights

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Voters in Ohio will likely decide if the state’s constitution …

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 …

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 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 …

Ohio judge blocks the state’s six-week abortion ban indefinitely
2 years, 2 months ago

Ohio judge blocks the state’s six-week abortion ban indefinitely

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. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins rejected …

Judge temporarily blocks Ohio law banning most abortions
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge temporarily blocks Ohio law banning most abortions

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge temporarily blocked Ohio’s ban on virtually all abortions Wednesday, again pausing a law that took effect after federal abortion protections were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June. Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins’ decision to grant a 14-day restraining order against the law came as part of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of …

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 …

Extremist Ohio legislators created the law forcing child rape victims to give birth
2 years, 5 months ago

Extremist Ohio legislators created the law forcing child rape victims to give birth

Raw Story  

Lawmaking in Ohio has become a national and international embarrassment. The severe ramifications of Ohio’s abortion ban on a pregnant child in the state, a victim of rape, generated worldwide disbelief and disgust. Frankly, that’s how we got in the mess we’re in — a state that would force a child rape victim to endure childbirth but abolish gun permits, …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Watch: Republican Jim Jordan gets called out at House hearing for claiming rape of Ohio girl was a lie
2 years, 5 months ago

Watch: Republican Jim Jordan gets called out at House hearing for claiming rape of Ohio girl was a lie

Raw Story  

Rep. Ted Lieu called out a Republican colleague, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, during a House hearing regarding abortion rights in the United States. “You’re going to hear a lot of words from my Republican colleagues,” Lieu said Thursday at the House Judiciary committee hearing. They said she was lying.” “In fact, at least one Republican member of this committee …

Man charged with rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion
2 years, 5 months ago

Man charged with rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — 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. An Indianapolis physician who …

Suspect charged with raping Ohio girl, 10, appears in court
2 years, 5 months ago

Suspect charged with raping Ohio girl, 10, appears in court

Daily Mail  

Gerson Fuentes, 27, was arraigned on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio The suspect charged with raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl in Ohio has appeared in court, after the case made global waves when the victim had to cross state lines to obtain an abortion due to the Supreme Court's recent ruling. He is accused of raping a 10-year-old girl who …

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 …

Ohio Republicans’ attempted erasure of a 10-year-old rape victim is incredibly sick and disturbed
2 years, 5 months ago

Ohio Republicans’ attempted erasure of a 10-year-old rape victim is incredibly sick and disturbed

Raw Story  

The first and most important thing to recognize right now is that a heinous, violent crime was committed on a 10-year-old Ohio child, and thankfully justice has now found the alleged perpetrator. The Wall Street Journal Editorial page suggested the story was a “fanciful tale.” The National Review’s Michael Brendan Dougherty referred to the case as “a fictive abortion and …

Ohio girl,10, was forced to cross state lines for an abortion in Indiana
2 years, 5 months ago

Ohio girl,10, was forced to cross state lines for an abortion in Indiana

Daily Mail  

An Ohio man has been charged with impregnating a 10-year-old girl who was forced to cross state lines to get an abortion - a story that garnered national attention following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade. The arrest comes one day after the Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said his office didn't hear a 'whisper' about the …

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  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Recommended What abortion access looks like in every state after the Supreme Court strikes …

10-year-old forced to travel for abortion after being denied in Ohio sparks widespread outrage
2 years, 6 months ago

10-year-old forced to travel for abortion after being denied in Ohio sparks widespread outrage

The Independent  

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Ohio abortion bans on the way following death of Roe
2 years, 6 months ago

Ohio abortion bans on the way following death of Roe

Raw Story  

Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ohio legislature is set up to move forward with abortion bans in the state. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday morning that “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the …

Pregnancy From Rape Is 'An Opportunity' For Women, Says Republican Trying To Ban Abortion
2 years, 8 months ago

Pregnancy From Rape Is 'An Opportunity' For Women, Says Republican Trying To Ban Abortion

Huff Post  

Ohio state Rep. Jean Schmidt speaks during a news conference on the new Health and Human Services Department abortion rule on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Similar to other GOP anti-abortion measures flooding red states right now, Schmidt’s trigger ban does not include exceptions for rape or incest. “This is not about keeping abortion alive, this is about keeping the mother …

Bill would ban Ohio abortions in event of high court ruling
3 years, 3 months ago

Bill would ban Ohio abortions in event of high court ruling

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Should the U.S. Supreme Court find abortion unconstitutional, abortions would automatically be banned in Ohio under nearly all conditions, including in cases of rape and incest, under newly proposed state Senate legislation. Known as an abortion “trigger” bill, the legislation is The new Ohio legislation is similar to House bills proposed in the last General Assembly. The …

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