The 10-year-old rape victim in Ohio who crossed state lines to get an abortion should have kept the baby, according to an Indiana lawyer.
According to Jim Bopp, a lawyer for the National Right to Life Committee who helped draft model abortion legislation for Indiana, his proposal would have allowed exceptions only for pregnant people who are in danger.
Bopp said that as many women who have had babies as a result of rape would hope that the 10-year-old would understand the benefits of having a child.
The child was forced to cross state lines to seek care after the Supreme Court's decision.
The girl from Ohio, where abortion is not allowed after six weeks of pregnancy, traveled to Indiana, where abortion is legal for up to 22 weeks of pregnancy. A man has been charged with the rape of a girl after it came to light that the girl had been attacked.
Bopp said there was no exception for rape if her life was at risk. We don't think we should devalue the life of the baby because of the father's sins.
Bopp's model law doesn't allow abortions in all circumstances except when the pregnant person is about to die. The provision of abortions as well as the selling and distribution of abortion pills would be felonies.
The doctor who performed the abortion on the 10-year-old told the Indianapolis Star that she was six weeks pregnant.
In Indiana, politicians have indicated that they intend to impose more restrictions on the procedure. Indiana's attorney general is looking into the case and called Bernard an "abortion activist acting as a doctor."
According to The Washington Post, the girl's abortion had been reported by the doctor before the legal deadline.
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