Attacks and attempts to politically harass her for doing her job. let s listen to some of what dr. bernard has said today at the hearing. i think that it is incredibly important for people to understand the real world impacts of the laws, of this country, of abortion or otherwise. i think it is important for people to know what patients will have to go through, because of legislation that is being passed. and, a hypothetical does not make that impact, it does not help people understand what is happening. why is the hearing going on for so long? i mean, i think multiple people today have said that this is a hearing that is unlike any other hearing that has ever happened. at the indian medical licensing board. i think that this case is
To make in his isolated professional life. joining us now is dr. stacey that she has been attending today s hearing in support of dr. bernard. and dr. wilkinson, as i understand it, the hearing is still going on at this late hour? it is, we have been here for 13 hours, and we are still not done. the issue of violation of the patients privacy is something that dr. bernard has denied, and also the issue of, the other issues involved are things that she has made clear that she did, indeed, notify and made sure that authorities were notified about this ten year old girl being raped. yes, we ve been watching the attacks on dr. bernard for the last year, but today has been especially hard to watch 13 hours of just persistent
Unique, i think it is extreme, and i think, for that reason, it is taking us over 12 hours to talk about it. there are, on that board, very edgy contributors, financial contributors, to the state attorney generals political campaigns, the republican attorney general, and it is that attorney general who is brought to this complaint against dr. bernard. i read that same article this morning about those political contributions, but ultimately this comes down to harassment and trying to intimidate physicians from being able to do their job, which is to take care of patients and offer them comprehensive health care, which includes abortion care. in many cases and even in these horrific cases, such as this particular patient we ve been talking about today. what are the possible penalties that dr. bernard is facing? from my understanding it could be anything from a letter of disciplinary action, to a
Pediatrician an associate professor at indiana school of medicine. she has been attending today s hearing in support of dr. bernard. and dr. wilkinson, as i understand it, the hearing is still going on at this late hour? it is, we have been here for 13 hours, and we are still not done. the issue of violation of the patients privacy is something that dr. bernard has denied, and also the issue of, the other issues involved are things that she has made clear that she did, indeed, notify and made sure that authorities were notified about this ten year old girl being raped. yes, we ve been watching the attacks on dr. bernard for the last year, but today has been especially hard to watch 13 hours of just persistent attacks and attempts to politically harass her for doing her job. let s listen to some of what dr. bernard has said today at the hearing. i think that it is incredibly important for people to understand the real world impacts of the laws, of this country, of abortion or
Complaint against dr. bernard. i read that same article this morning about those political contributions, but ultimately this comes down to harassment and trying to intimidate physicians from being able to do their job, which is to take care of patients and offer them comprehensive health care, which includes abortion care. in many cases and even in these horrific cases, such as this particular patient we ve been talking about today. what are the possible penalties that dr. bernard is facing? from my understanding it could be anything from a letter of disciplinary action, to a fine, to a suspension of her medical license, either temporarily or permanently. but, what is important, is that whatever happens today, is going to have repercussions in
Saving the patient s life, fetal anomalies, and victims of rape and incest. they will be given up to 12 weeks. any physician would knowingly violates that law will have the license to practice in the state revoked and they could face jail time. several places are suing to stop that law. breaking overnight, this. the indiana medical licensing board is going to sanction dr. kaitlyn bernard. you may remember her name. she s the doctor who provided abortion services to a 10-year-old rape victim in ohio last year. i don t think that anybody would have been looking into this story as any different than any other interview that i ve ever given if it was not politicized the way that it was by public figures in our state and in ohio. so the board found that bernard violated privacy laws by discussing the case with a journalist. athena jones, our colleague, has been tracking all of this. this was a very long hearing. what can you tell us?
The state Medical Licensing Board voted that Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t abide by privacy laws when she told a news reporter about the girl’s treatment in a case that became a flashpoint in the national abortion debate.
An indiana doctor s job could be on the line today after she spoke about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim. it s a case that made headlines last summer. just weeks after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. the state medical licensing board will doctor whether dr. bernard should face disciplinary action. she said she followed all child abuse reporting laws and never gave away the child s identity. abortion and all the controversies surrounding it are one of the issues at a critical intersection of the 2024 presidential election and pending supreme court decisions. others involve elections, lgbtq protections, education, all of them set to come out over the next few weeks. it s happening just after florida governor ron desantis, who is, of course, now officially a candidate for