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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josh Marcus

Indiana hospital investigation clears doctor who performed abortion on 10-year-old Ohio rape victim

Indiana General Assembly

An Indiana doctor didn’t break privacy laws by describing on the record how a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio had to cross state lines to get an abortion, according to an investigation.

Dr Caitlin Bernard became the centre of a political-media firestorm this month, after The Indianapolis Star reported she helped treat a rape victim who travelled from Ohio to Indiapolis for treatment because of her home state’s newly implemented, highly restrictive abortion laws after the end of Roe v Wade.

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