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 "harass and intimidate" Dr. Caitlin Bernard when he falsely insinuated that she did not properly file a terminated pregnancy report with the Indiana Department of Health and the Department of Child Services. In an interview with the Post, Robel singled out Rokita's decision to publicly disparage Bernard and threaten to prosecute her during an interview on Fox News as a major red line that no attorney general should cross. During his Fox News interview, Rokita attacked Bernard's credentials as a doctor and said he and his office were looking into potentially having her license to practice medicine pulled.

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Indiana attorney general reprimanded for comments on doctor who provided rape victim’s abortion
1 year, 1 month 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 A.G. Sues Hospital System Over Privacy Of Ohio Girl Who Traveled For Abortion
1 year, 3 months ago

Indiana A.G. Sues Hospital System Over Privacy Of Ohio Girl Who Traveled For Abortion

Huff Post  

FILE - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita speaks in Schererville, Ind., Nov. 8, 2022. Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The lawsuit Friday Sept. 15 2023, marks Attorney General Rokita’s latest attempt …

Indiana doctor who talked publicly about a 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion is fined
1 year, 6 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 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, 1 month 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 …

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 …

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

AG Todd Rokita who threatened to go after abortion doctor hit with formal complaint

Raw Story  

Republican Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has been hit with a formal misconduct complaint over his threats to prosecute Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who performed an abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. During a recent Fox News interview, Rokita attacked Bernard's credentials as a doctor and said he and his office were looking into potentially having her license to …

Indiana doctor’s lawyer tells AG to halt false statements
2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana doctor’s lawyer tells AG to halt false statements

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A lawyer on Friday emailed the Indiana state’s attorney general asking him to stop spreading false or misleading information about an Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion in June on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. Attorney Kathleen DeLaney sent the “cease and desist” letter to Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita on behalf of obstetrician-gynecologist Caitlin Bernard, …

Indiana AG hit with cease and desist for making ‘inflammatory accusations’ against abortion doctor: report
2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana AG hit with cease and desist for making ‘inflammatory accusations’ against abortion doctor: report

Raw Story  

Controversial Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was hit with a cease and desist letter by attorneys representing a doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old girl who was forced to travel from Ohio after GOP-nominated Supreme Court justices overturned Roe vs. Wade. "Your false and defamatory statements to Fox News on July 13, 2022 cast Dr. Bernard in a …

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  

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Indiana’s abortion laws may tighten before Legislature acts
2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana’s abortion laws may tighten before Legislature acts

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s abortion laws will likely be tightened even before the Legislature is expected to start debating additional abortion restrictions later this month. Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana conceded defeat Friday in their fight to block two anti-abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to end constitutional protection for abortion. It said …

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