Fact Check: Could Pregnant 10-Year-Old Girl Get an Abortion in Ohio?
Posted on AllSides July 15th, 2022
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The shocking news that a 10-year-old girl had to cross state lines from Ohio to Indiana to get an abortion immediately caught the nation's attention, leading to comments from President Joe Biden and other prominent politicians.
Less than a month after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the story was shared as a warning of how a future with restrictive and punitive abortion laws across the U.S. might manifest.
Initially, many conservative leaders and pundits showed skepticism to reports; Republican Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost, appeared on Fox News to further this notion claiming he "hadn't heard a whisper"...
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