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Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10-year-old’s abortion

FILE - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita speaks during a watch party for Jennifer-Ruth Green, the Republican candidate for Indiana's 1st Congressional District, on Nov. 8, 2022, in Schererville, Ind. Rokita, Indiana's Republican attorney general, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, asked the state medical licensing to discipline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis doctor who has spoken publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio after its more-restrictive abortion law took effect. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

FILE - Dr. Caitlin Bernard, a reproductive healthcare provider, speaks during an abortion rights rally on June 25, 2022, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Todd Rokita, Indiana's Republican attorney general, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, asked the state medical licensing to discipline Bernard, an Indianapolis doctor who has spoken publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio after its more-restrictive abortion law took effect. (Jenna Watson/The Indianapolis Star via AP, File)

Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10-year-old’s abortion