The Indiana physician who provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio girl disclosed the abortion within three days as law requires.
The Indiana physician who provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped disclosed the abortion in a form filed with the Indiana Department of Health and the Department of Child Services, according to records obtained by IndyStar through a public records request.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and some news outlets have called into question whether Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the Indianapolis OB-GYN who performed the procedure, properly reported the disturbing case, which has become a flashpoint in the national debate over abortion. “We're gathering the evidence as we speak, and we're going to fight this to the end, including looking at her licensure,”on Fox News. “If she failed to report it in Indiana, it's a crime for — to not report, to intentionally not report.”
Indiana law requires health care providers to report abortions they perform to the Indiana Department of Health, including whether the patient indicated they were seeking an abortion as a result of being abused, coerced, harassed or trafficked. Failure to do so is a misdemeanor. Bernard filed the required abortion disclosure, known as a"terminated pregnancy" form, on July 2, two days after she performed the girl's abortion, according to a copy of the form IndyStar received Thursday from the state health department. State law requires the forms to be filed within three days for patients under age 16.Columbus police have arrested a 27-year-old man who they say confessed to raping the child.“My client, Dr.
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