“They Should Be Ashamed of Themselves”: Child-Rape Case Shines a Harsh Light on Ohio’s Draconian Abortion Restrictions

The report that a 10-year-old girl, pregnant as a result of rape, had to travel from her home state of Ohio to neighboring Indiana for an abortion sent shock waves across the country, emblematic of the dystopian reality ushered in after the Supreme Court struck down the protections provided by Roe v. Wade. The story quickly became a flashpoint in the broader abortion debate. “This isn’t some imagined horror…. Imagine being that little girl. Just—I’m serious—just imagine being that little girl. Ten years old,” a visibly emotional Joe Biden said Friday from a lectern in the Roosevelt Room, during a… Read Full Article