10-Year-Old Ohio Girl Travels to Indiana for Abortion After SCOTUS Overturns Roe v. Wade

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The 10-year-old was referred to an Indianapolis doctor by a child abuse doctor in Ohio after the state outlawed abortion following six weeks of pregnancy, in response to the SCOTUS ruling. The girl was six weeks and three days pregnant. (via People)

Although abortion is still legal in Indiana, Dr. Bernard worries doctors there soon won't be able to provide the service either as state lawmakers are expected to further restrict or ban abortion during an Indiana General Assembly special session on July 25.

"It's hard to imagine that in just a few short weeks we will have no ability to provide that care," Dr. Bernard said. Indiana abortion providers have seen an influx of out-of-state patients since the SCOTUS ruling. Dr. Katie McHugh, another Indiana ob-gyn, told theshe has fielded "an insane amount of requests" from Ohio and Kentucky, with out-of-state calls jumping from between five and eight a day to around 20.

 

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It's sickening that such a thing has to happen

how do they know with such precision when she became pregnant? from what I have read the timing of events when a female becomes pregnant is not exact.

Pathetic. MikeDeWine ohiogop

Woman in Ohio thanks to the American Taliban occupying the State House.

Ohio? Nope. North Alabama.

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