President Joe Biden delivers remarks on reproductive rights as Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Well being and Human Companies Xavier Becerra pay attention on the White Home on July 8.
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All types of fanciful tales journey far on social media nowadays, however you don’t anticipate them to get a listening to on the White Home. That’s nonetheless what appears to have occurred Friday as President Biden signed an govt order on abortion.
With Vice President
Kamala Harris
and Well being and Human Companies Secretary
Xavier Becerra
close by, Mr. Biden repeated a story making the rounds on social media within the wake of the Supreme Courtroom’s choice to overrule Roe v. Wade. He stated a 10-year-old lady he didn’t determine by identify was compelled to journey from Ohio to Indiana to have an abortion as a result of Ohio now prohibits abortion after a fetal heartbeat is found. The lady had been raped, he stated, and Ohio legislation now consists of no abortion exceptions in instances of rape or incest.
Mr. Biden grew agitated as he spoke: “Ten years previous. Raped, six weeks pregnant. Already traumatized. Was compelled to journey to a different state. Think about being that little lady. Simply—I’m critical—simply think about being that little lady.”
Think about, certainly. The story is a potent post-Roe story of woe for individuals who wish to make abortion a voting situation this fall. One downside: There’s no proof the lady exists. PJ Media’s
Megan Fox
was first to level this out, and to date nobody has been capable of determine the lady or the place she lives.
The declare originated in a July 1 Indianapolis Star piece headlined, “Sufferers head to Indiana for abortion providers as different states prohibit care.”
Caitlin Bernard,
an obstetrician-gynecologist, informed the paper’s medical reporter that after the Ohio ban went into impact she’d fielded a name concerning the lady from a “youngster abuse physician” within the Buckeye State. The ten-year-old quickly “was on her approach to Indiana to Bernard’s care.” Presumably Dr. Bernard carried out an abortion.
Medical professionals have an obligation to report youngster rape to legislation enforcement, however Dr. Bernard gained’t say the place the alleged crime occurred or determine the Ohio physician who referred the case. Ohio Legal professional Common
Dave Yost
informed Fox Information on Monday that his workplace had heard “not a whisper” of such a criminal offense from prosecutors, police and sheriffs in his state. You might not be shocked to be taught that Dr. Bernard has a protracted historical past of abortion activism within the media.
What we appear to have here’s a presidential seal of approval on an unlikely story from a biased supply that neatly matches the progressive narrative however can’t be confirmed. The abortion debate is intense and passions run excessive. However the American folks deserve higher from their President than an unproven story designed to irritate these passions.
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Appeared within the July 13, 2022, print version.
