The Indiana doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old girl victim of rape has already faced several threats in the past, including that of kidnapping her daughter, ‘The Guardian’ reported on Saturday. .
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Dr. Caitlin Bernard had argued, in a case about Indiana abortion restrictions, that she was forced to stop performing first-trimester abortions because of abduction threats made to her. against his daughter.
“I felt it would be best for me to limit my travel and exposure during this time,” she said. “I feared that people could identify me during these trips. Also, since it is a very small clinic with no privacy for people coming in and out, people could see me directly.”
The doctor’s name also appears on an extremist anti-abortion website that was linked to Justice Amy Coney Barrett, before she was appointed to the Supreme Court.
“Reports regarding threats against Dr. Bernard’s family in 2020 are sadly true,” confirmed the doctor’s spokeswoman, Kendra Barkoff Lamy. “Unfortunately, Dr. Bernard is not alone, and it happens to doctors like her who perform abortions across the country.”
“The fact that Dr. Bernard continues to provide essential reproductive care, even after receiving these threats, shows the depth of her compassion and commitment as a physician. She is grateful for the support she has received, but she asks for the privacy of her family,” she added.
The obstetrician-gynecologist found herself in the limelight after it was reported that she performed an abortion on a 10-year-old girl from Ohio, who had to travel to the other State due to the reversal of the Roe v. Wade in the month of June.
Remember that Ohio prohibits any abortion after six weeks. The rape victim, however, was six weeks and three days pregnant.