A 10-year-old in Ohio who was violated and had to seek help in another state is being called 'too good to be true' by Right-wing activists.
The fallout from SCOTUS’ overturn of Roe v. Wade was felt this week when it was reported that a 10-year-old girl in Ohio had been forced to travel to Indiana for a safe abortion after being raped and impregnated by an adult man. Ohio was one of the first states to take advantage of the overturn of Roe v. Wade, imposing a ban on safe abortion 6 weeks after conception, without exception for rape and incest.
ADVERTISEMENT After President Biden shared this story without offering any details regarding the identity of the girl, the location of the crime, or any other checkable facts about the situation, eyebrows were raised. Some individuals wondered if a story from only 1 source should be trusted. But while pro-choice politicians and activists such as the President spread this story to draw awareness to the realities of the recent ruling, right-wing media outlets sought to discredit it altogether.
ADVERTISEMENT Yost was quieted when, within 24 hours after his denouncement of the Star, the child’s rapist came forward and confessed to having raped her at least twice, providing sufficient evidence that this girl exists, was raped, and sought an abortion.
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