The former dean of Indiana University’s law school is asking for a misconduct investigation into Attorney General Todd Rokita.
obtained by multiple news outlets show Bernard did, in fact, report the abortion in line with state law, and Indiana University Health, Bernard’s employer, said in a statement it had investigated whether she had properly followed privacy laws—which Rokita said he was also investigating—and determined she had.Tuesday it would also not be deterred by Robel’s letter, accusing her allegations of being “without basis.
letter last week requesting him to stop “making false and misleading statements” about the doctor, suggesting they could be the basis of a defamation lawsuit against him.If the commission investigates Rokita, he could be the second Indiana attorney general in a row to be punished for misconduct. Former AG Curtis Hill had his law licenseKey Background
Bernard aided a 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion after being raped and denied an abortion in Ohio under the state’s six-week ban, which does not have any exemptions for rape. She received a medication abortion on June 30 under Bernard’s supervision.
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