Ohio Capital Journal
Affidavits: More pregnant minors who were raped denied Ohio abortions
Synopsis
After the case of the 10-year-old rape survivor treated by Dr. Caitlin Bernard drew national attention, sworn affidavits filed in an Ohio lawsuit revealed she was not the only pregnant minor forced to leave the state for an abortion. Reporting for the Ohio Capital Journal, Marty Schladen reviewed dozens of accounts from minors, rape survivors, cancer patients, and families facing fatal fetal diagnoses who were denied abortions under Ohio’s ban.
In each step of this process she felt the complete denial of bodily autonomy and safety, something all people, especially children, should unequivocally have at all times.
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