Words have no meaning anymore. So when Zeke is asking up above with CoH why the definition of a woman matters, this is why.
Not a surprise. The only interest Rokita has in her is using her as a stepping stone to grabbing the Outrage Vote.
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Well that’s not going to keep the Toddler in the news. Gonna have to find something else I suppose.Here is a link
Abortion report confirms Indiana doctor followed law after AG vowed investigation
INDIANAPOLIS — After Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita threatened to go after the license of an Indiana physician who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio, documents obtai…
And I’ll add that he needs to watch himself. He’s getting really close to violating prosecutorial ethics on commenting on a case/suspect as well as approaching defamation and maybe malicious prosecution.
Does the government have the right to tell you by statute or court opinion not to wear a purple shirt?
He claimed it doesn't apply to anything else because he thinks it does but doesn't want to be honest.
This poor kid is being used by both sides.
I don’t think the right is using her at all and I only think the left is using her situation as illustrative (which the situation facts would’ve come out anyway when the guy got charged).
The kid could have gotten an abortion in Ohio. No reasonable interpretation of the Ohio law would have prevented it.
If there was a doctor willing to do it, don't you think they would have? She was supposedly from Columbus. Literally anywhere in Ohio would have been closer than Indy.
No exceptions for rape or incest, life of the mother exception was undefined and could reasonably be interpreted to mean risk of imminent death, which was not the case. So a 10 year old, probably with baby teeth and still playing with dolls, was forced to flee the state. It's a fact.
I don’t think they actually tried to find a doctor and I don’t think you do either.
This is the response I expect from you.
You think the parents of a 10-year-old rape victim decided on the spur of the moment to use their daughter's fresh tragedy to make a political point? Jesus, dude, I appreciate some healthy cynicism, but that's over the top.
You think the parents of this kid searched the entire state and couldn’t find a doctor who was willing to help them?
Search the state with what? The Abortion Yellow Pages? They probably asked their doctor to help them figure out where to go.
I have talked with several doctors who are extremely concerned about how the law will be interpreted. I can’t imagine her parents would let her be a part of a political stunt.
The report from the doctor to the State of Indiana gave his approximate age as being like 17. So probably not mom’s boyfriend.
He's 27. The age on the report was a guess, in the "if unknown" field. Perhaps the patients were not entirely forthcoming with the doctor.
Doctors interpret the law in a case by case basis. All they need to do is to honestly apply their professional judgement and not fudge their opinion in favor of their politics.
Hospitals and clinics typically establish blanket policies for all of their affiliated doctors. Whether it is "no elective surgeries until this COVID surge is over" or "no abortions, whatsoever, until we understand our liability". It is usually not done on a case-by-case basis.
That is categorically false.
Did she also report to the proper authorities that a rape of 9/10 year old had been committed? Indiana has a mandatory law regarding reporting child abuse. It would have been mandatory for her to report it to Indiana CPS immediately. Failure to do so is a Class B misdemeanor with up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.00. What did she file and with whom?
Mens rea.
Yes, she absolutely did:
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CoH, seems to me doctors have a difficult enough time weighing the desires of patients with what they think is a proper medical course of action without trying to decide the legal ramifications. Hard enough to practice medicine without also trying to interpret laws which have not been tested.
Do you do criminal law?
