The Indiana Medical Licensing Board decided late Thursday to reprimand and fine a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio.
an Ohio law that banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Bernard said the girl was six weeks and three days into her pregnancy when she traveled across state lines to Indiana, which at the time allowed abortions to be performed up to 20 weeks after fertilization.
Bernard's lawsuit had accused Rokita of infringing on patient-doctor confidentiality and claims that he is targeting physicians who provide legal medical care including abortions, according to court filings.a 27-year-old man being charged with the rape of the 10-year-old girlBernard told the Indiana Medical Licensing Board that she complied with the investigation.
Bernard argued that she does not see abortion as a political issue, but rather a part of comprehensive reproductive healthcare. Bernard said she was one of only two complex family specialists in Indiana and has done interviews with reporters in the past that have not received as much attention.
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