Indiana Doc Reported 10 Year-Old’s Rape As Required

CNN reports:

An Indiana doctor who said she recently helped a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio get an abortion in her state reported the procedure to Indiana health officials within a required timeframe, documents show, as the state’s Republican attorney general has said authorities are investigating the Ob-Gyn for potential failure to report the abortion and child abuse.

Dr. Caitlin Bernard, of Indianapolis, reported the abortion procedure to the Indiana Department of Health on July 2 — two days after it was performed — as required by the department, documents CNN obtained from the agency show.

Attorney General Todd Rokita [photo] is investigating whether Bernard reported the abortion and abuse, as required by state law, he said Thursday after announcing the inquiry a day earlier on Fox News.

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UPDATE: The Indiana abortion doctor's lawyer sent me a statement saying she didn't break any laws in treating the 10-yr-old rape victim and that they may sue the AG for "smearing" her publicly. https://t.co/6yjoTQoAcc

— Alice Miranda Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) July 14, 2022

Rokita’s story never made any sense. Caitlin Bernard is a veteran OB-GYN. She knows the reporting rules, and would not have flouted them, especially not in a case where she went public. Rokita was just showboating for right-wing media and pandering to the base.

— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) July 15, 2022