Indiana OBGYN who performed abortion on Ohio girl to attend State of the Union

FILE - Dr. Caitlin Bernard, a reproductive healthcare provider, speaks during an abortion rights rally, June 25, 2022, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. According to a court opinion filed Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, Indiana's attorney general violated professional conduct rules in statements he made about Bernard, a doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio last year. (Jenna Watson/The Indianapolis Star via AP, File)

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FILE - Dr. Caitlin Bernard, a reproductive healthcare provider, speaks during an abortion rights rally, June 25, 2022, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. According to a court opinion filed Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, Indiana's attorney general violated professional conduct rules in statements he made about Bernard, a doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio last year. (Jenna Watson/The Indianapolis Star via AP, File)

An Indiana doctor who provided an abortion to a10-year-old Ohio abuse victim will attend the State of Union on Thursday.

Dr. Caitlin Bernard will be Rep. Judy Chu’s (CA-28) guest.

“I’m grateful to be joined by Dr. Caitlin Bernard for President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address to Congress, and we look forward to hearing the president chart a path forward to restore and strengthen reproductive freedoms across the country,” said Chu.

Bernard made national headlines in July 2022 after the Indianapolis Star reported the OGBYN provided abortion care to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim. The child was six weeks and three days pregnant, which made her unable to receive an abortion in Ohio at the time due to a state law that banned abortions after six weeks gestation.

In November, Ohio voters passed an amendment guaranteeing the right to an abortion up to fetal viability.

Bernard said she was honored to attend the State of the Union as Chu’s guest.

“Thanks to her leadership, patients and providers across the country know they have Congressional champions fighting for access to reproductive healthcare,” she said. “As a trained physician, I have dedicated my life to providing the best care that I can for patients who want and need it. This includes if and when they want to start a family.”

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