Abortion doctor signals she'll sue Indiana AG over comments

[Herx]

Source: AP

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio took the first step Tuesday toward suing Indiana’s attorney general for defamation.

Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist who gave the girl a medication-induced abortion on June 30, filed a tort claim notice over what she says are false statements that Attorney General Todd Rokita has made about her and her work.

Bernard received widespread attention after she gave an interview to the Indianapolis Star about the child, who traveled to Indiana from Ohio for the abortion. A so-called fetal heartbeat law took effect in Ohio last month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Such laws ban abortions from the time a fetus’ heartbeat can be detected, which is typically around the sixth week of pregnancy.

A 27-year-old man was charged last week in Columbus, Ohio, with raping the girl, confirming the existence of a case that was initially met with skepticism by some news outlets and Republican politicians.



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She should sue the Wall Street Journal too.

[SunSeeker]

1. K & R

[tblue37]

2. She.

[Herx]

4. Fixed

Thanks.

[mopinko]

3. yup. clearly actual malice.

[tanyev]

5. Good.

That is the ONLY language these aholes understand. They don’t care about truth, they don’t care about ethics, but if flogging their lies to score political points ends up costing them a hefty settlement, they will peddle their lies a little more carefully in the future.

[TreasonousBastard]

6. Sue his ass off. Then sue him again. Lawyers have absolutely no business interfering with medical..

decisions.

Bad enough when they were jerking around with death certificates. Now this...

[Going to Canada]

15. Right!

Yes, we must respond every time we see this kind of injustice! This is not normal behavior. We must hold all accountable to the disruption of our freedom and Civil rights! This is dark history! Stay awake!

[PortTack]

7. Happy dance 💃

[sheshe2]

8. Take him for everything.

He put her life and her family's lives in danger.

The ass needs to be fired as well.

[AngryOldDem]

9. She's got a damn fine attorney who is NOT playing around.

Rokita’s going to regret doing this.

[cloudboy07]

10. this man has absolutely no business being a A.G. ? Going down !

[YoshidaYui]

11. Sue their

Asses, Doc, it’s the only language Republicans understand.

[calimary]

12. CONSEQUENCES!!!

[Mr.Bill]

13. Did everybody notice that the AP said

that a heartbeat can be detected at aroung the sixth week of preenancy? Bullshit, but it's been made a mainstream truth by the republicans and the press now.

[reACTIONary]

16. I noticed that also....

.... If there isn't a heart, there isn't a heartbeat. And at six weeks there isn't a heart.

But what difference would it make if there was? None. The heart does not ensure viability outside the womb.

[Pmc1962]

26. I don't know if it's been edited since you posted, it no longer says heartbeat

“A so-called fetal heartbeat law took effect in Ohio last month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Such laws ban abortions from the time a fetus’ cardiac activity can be detected, which is typically around the sixth week of pregnancy.”

[Mr.Bill]

27. Third paragraph in the OP. n/t

[Sky Jewels]

14. A top law firm needs to take her case on pro bono.

Hope one steps up!

[SergeStorms]

17. I fear for her life....

and the lives of her family. What those sick "christians" have done already is outrageous.

I hope she gets every penny they have.

[wnylib]

18. Go for it. Make him regret opening his

lying, opportunistic mouth.

[Skittles]

19. DO IT

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY OTHER MAGAT LAWYER THIS BEHAVIOR IS *NOT ACCEPTABLE*

[jaxexpat]

20. Sue them to until they can't be sued no more.

If suing's how it's to be done then do it and do it well. Bleed the bastards dry.

[cloudboy07]

21. take his -

property , vehicles, yacht's , bank accounts , leave his jocky short's !

[ShazzieB]

22. OH, GOOD! *pumps fist*

I can't tell you how happy this news makes me! I just posted earlier this evening that I think he deserves a gigantic ass-kicking for the things he said, and I meant it!

I hope she sues him absolutely blind AND makes him a figure of public ridicule while she's at it. That pos is right up (or down) there with Trump, Abbott, and DeSantis on the list of people I hate, loathe, and despise.

[niyad]

23. Very good.

[lark]

24. Absolutely sue WSJ!!

Theirs was the worst non-apology pretense ever.

[Pmc1962]

25. Not an abortion doctor, she is a doctor

She is an OBGYN, abortion is just one piece of comprehensive women’s (and, sadly in this case, children’s) health care.

“Abortion doctor” does not describe her, any more than “cholecystectomy doctor” would describe a general surgeon or “pneumonia doctor” describes an internist.

She is the gynecologist who cared for an abused child. Or, the doctor who cared for this child.

Please respect her by referring to her credentials properly. She is so much more than 1 procedure.