An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio.
The state Medical Licensing Board voted that Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t abide by privacy laws when she told a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment in a case that became a flashpoint in the national abortion debate days after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer.
The board, however, rejected accusations from Indiana’s Republican attorney general that Bernard violated state law by not reporting the child abuse to Indiana authorities.
Board members chose to fine Bernard $3,000 for the violations, turning down a request from the attorney general’s office to suspend her license.
The board issued no restrictions on her practice of medicine.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/05/26/indiana-doctor-caitlin-bernard-reprimanded-for-talking-publicly-about-ohio-10-year-olds-abortion/
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