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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bevan Hurley and Alex Woodward

Doctor who provided abortion care for 10-year-old rape victim to be investigated by Indiana AG

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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita says his office plans to investigate a doctor who provided care for a 10-year-old rape victim who crossed state lines to have an abortion.

Dr Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Indiana, told news outlets earlier this month that she was contacted by a colleague in Ohio seeking help for their 10-year-old patient three days after the state banned abortion in the wake of the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision.

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