Doctor reprimanded for discussing 10-year-old's abortion publicly.
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Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician-gynecologist, has been reprimanded and fined $3,000 by Indiana’s medical licensing board for violating federal and state patient privacy laws after publicly revealing she provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim last year. The board dismissed two other allegations in the complaint, determining she did not violate laws requiring physicians to immediately report suspected child abuse and keep abreast of mandatory reporting and patient privacy laws. Bernard will be allowed to continue practicing medicine.
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