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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIndiana AG Insists on Punishing Doctor Who Gave Abortion to 10-Year-Old Rape Victim
JezebelIndiana Attorney General Todd Rokita apparently will not stop until hes punished Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who had to travel from Ohio to end her pregnancy.
In his latest salvo, Rokitas office filed a complaint asking the Indiana medical licensing board to discipline Bernard, saying she violated the law by telling a reporter that she would be treating the child in Indiana, given Ohios abortion ban that took effect right after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The complaint also alleges that Bernard did not properly report the abuse to state authorities. Notably, Rokita isnt claiming she violated the law by providing the child an abortion; hes just trying to punish her in any other way possible. The reasoning behind Rokitas incessant work against Bernard is clear: She publicly discussed a case in which abortion was obviously, inarguably a net good and necessary to protect the girls life.
Bernards attorney, Kathleen DeLaney, called the move a last-ditch effort to intimidate Dr. Bernard and other providers of abortion care. She went on: Though I am disappointed he has put my client in this position, we are not surprised given Mr. Rokitas consistent efforts to use his office to seek to punish those with whom he disagrees at the expense of Indiana taxpayers.
In his latest salvo, Rokitas office filed a complaint asking the Indiana medical licensing board to discipline Bernard, saying she violated the law by telling a reporter that she would be treating the child in Indiana, given Ohios abortion ban that took effect right after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The complaint also alleges that Bernard did not properly report the abuse to state authorities. Notably, Rokita isnt claiming she violated the law by providing the child an abortion; hes just trying to punish her in any other way possible. The reasoning behind Rokitas incessant work against Bernard is clear: She publicly discussed a case in which abortion was obviously, inarguably a net good and necessary to protect the girls life.
Bernards attorney, Kathleen DeLaney, called the move a last-ditch effort to intimidate Dr. Bernard and other providers of abortion care. She went on: Though I am disappointed he has put my client in this position, we are not surprised given Mr. Rokitas consistent efforts to use his office to seek to punish those with whom he disagrees at the expense of Indiana taxpayers.
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Indiana AG Insists on Punishing Doctor Who Gave Abortion to 10-Year-Old Rape Victim (Original Post)
In It to Win It
Nov 2022
OP
Fuck You Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, you religiously insane motherFUCKER
Stinky The Clown
Nov 2022
#3
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(7,537 posts)1. he's angry that the 10 year old isn't giving birth
FakeNoose
(32,356 posts)2. So what happened to the rapist ... How many years did he get?
Let me guess: none!
Response to FakeNoose (Reply #2)
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irisblue
(32,829 posts)6. His case comes up in early 2023.
Stinky The Clown
(67,697 posts)3. Fuck You Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, you religiously insane motherFUCKER
Freethinker65
(9,934 posts)4. She needs to sue the State for harassment
What a waste of Indiana resources and taxpayer money