The authorities are now investigating the abortion doctor in the sensational case of a ten-year-old girl who had to travel to another US state for an abortion after being raped.
The Indiana Attorney General said it was investigating whether the doctor properly reported the abortion and the previous “abuse” of the girl. If not, the doctor’s license could be revoked.
Attorney General Todd Rokita said of the investigation into medical doctor Caitlin Bernard and the allegations that she had not informed the authorities: “Failing to do so is a crime in Indiana, and your conduct could also affect your license.” The conservative attorney general told Fox News that Bernard was an “abortion activist who acts like a doctor”.
The case of the ten-year-old rape victim caused outrage in the United States after the Supreme Court abolished the nationwide fundamental right to abortion. The girl had to travel from her home state of Ohio to the neighboring state of Indiana to have an abortion. Immediately after the US Supreme Court decision, Ohio banned abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy. With the girl, this period had expired.
President Joe Biden spoke about the case last week as he unveiled measures to protect abortion rights. “Imagine what it’s like to be that little girl,” he said. Right-wing politicians and the media, however, doubted that the case had actually happened – especially since there was initially only one source, the doctor Bernard.
The girl’s suspected rapist was arrested in Ohio on Tuesday, and according to the police, he confessed to the crime. Authorities confirmed during the trial that the rape victim traveled to Indiana for an abortion. In Indiana, abortions are currently legal up to 21 weeks of pregnancy, but there are plans to change that.
On June 24, the Supreme Court issued the landmark ruling “Roe v. Wade” of 1973, which had enshrined a nationwide fundamental right to abortion. The decision caused a political earthquake and is considered a historical turning point.
Because there is no federal law on abortion, states can now largely or completely ban abortion. Numerous conservative-governed states have already done so. The new law in Ohio allows exceptions to the ban on abortion after six weeks only if the life of the mother is at risk, but not in cases of rape or incest.
The US federal government under President Joe Biden had assured clinics across the country that they were protected by federal law “if they perform emergency abortions to protect life and health” after the Supreme Court decision. On the other hand, the Attorney General of Texas went to court on Thursday, where extremely strict rules apply.
“The Biden administration wants to turn every emergency room in the country into a walk-in abortion clinic,” said Attorney General Ken Paxton. Washington wants to undermine the state’s right to make decisions, which the Supreme Court has confirmed.
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