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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

10-year-old rape victim forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana for abortion

An abortion rights protester holds a sign at a rally in Columbus, Ohio.
An abortion rights protester holds a sign at a rally in Columbus, Ohio. Photograph: Megan Jelinger/Reuters

The case of a 10-year-old child rape victim in Ohio who was six weeks pregnant, ineligible for an abortion in her own state, and forced to travel to Indiana for the procedure has spotlighted the shocking impact of the US supreme court ruling on abortion.

The story of the girl came to light three days after the court overturned a nationwide right to terminate pregnancy, and Ohio’s six-week “trigger ban” came into effect.

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