Record shows Indiana doctor fulfilled duty to report 10-year-old’s abortion

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Records obtained by The Post on Thursday afternoon show that the doctor indeed reported the minor’s abortion to the relevant state agencies before the legally mandated deadline to do so.

“We’re gathering the evidence as we speak, and we’re going to fight this to the end — including looking at her licensure, if she failed to report,” Rokita told Fox News’s Jesse Watters on Wednesday night. Watters had suggested the doctor could face “a criminal charge.”

Rokita again raised doubts Thursday in a letter to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb , saying that his office had requested, but not received, documentation from state agencies that the girl’s abortion had been properly reported by the OB/GYN, Caitlin Bernard. But records obtained by The Washington Post on Thursday afternoon show that Bernard indeed reported the minor’s abortion to the relevant state agencies before the legally mandated deadline to do so. The doctor’s attorney, Kathleen DeLaney, said in a statement to news outlets that Bernard is “considering legal action against those who have smeared [her], including Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita.”“My client, Dr.

 

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abbydphillip I hope the doctor wins a lawsuit against the IN AG for his slanderous comments! This was a legal procedure per Indiana law, no matter how you slice it! Slandering someone for political gain is just another in the long list of failures by the GQP!

Revising here since my previous tweet was badly written. That doctor should never have reported the abortion to the authorities. No girl or woman should ever be punished for having an abortion. We must resist these unjust laws that treat women like chattel.

So much for not a scintilla of evidence existing.

Everyone is commenting on the girl and the DR. No one is saying anything about the illegal alien that raped her. I would think you would be commenting on the invasion at our boarder’s.

Either he didn't do his due diligence & made assumptions, therefore is not qualified as AG or he knew the truth & weighed lying & the spotlight that it would put on him in the Anti Abortion movement. Either way, he is not qualified to hold a position as AG & should be disbarred.

That doctor should sue ToddRokitaIN

But she contacted the media first 🤷🏽‍♀️

They are embarrassed about the consequences of their insane beliefs, and they want to make sure such things are never brought to light again.

A fact Todd Rokita was aware of.

If we took all of the articles in the Washington Post that don’t really tell the truth or completely don’t tell it at all, all you’d have left is a newsletter.

How can this not be a HIPPA violation

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