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Abortion story difficult to confirm, too extraordinary to ignore

By Esther Wickham
Published July 12, 2022 4:09pm ET
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Abortion story difficult to confirm, too extraordinary to ignore
The Indianapolis Star published a piece on July 1 about a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was six weeks pregnant from a rape. Because the state of Ohio forbids abortion after six weeks, her doctor contacted a colleague, and the young girl traveled to Indiana to obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Caitlin Bernard‘s clinic. The story went viral; many […]


The Indianapolis Star published a piece on July 1 about a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was six weeks pregnant from a rape. Because the state of Ohio forbids abortion after six weeks, her doctor contacted a colleague, and the young girl traveled to Indiana to obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Caitlin Bernard‘s clinic.

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