Indiana’s medical licensing board refused to comply with the Indiana Attorney General’s call for suspending Dr. Caitlin Bernard’s license.
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Indiana’s medical licensing board voted to reprimand a state physician for violating patient privacy laws by publicly disclosing that she had performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio, a case that drew national attention due to the state’s Republican Attorney General’s public feud with the doctor.Key Facts
The board ruled that Dr. Caitlin Bernard breached the state’s privacy laws by informing a newspaper reporter about the procedure she had performed on the 10-year-old rape victim after the minor was denied one in her home state due to Ohio’s six-week abortion ban, the Associated Press reported.
