{"id":22784,"date":"2022-07-14T08:19:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T12:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=22784"},"modified":"2022-07-14T08:19:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T12:19:55","slug":"man-charged-with-raping-ohio-girl-10-who-was-denied-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/07\/14\/man-charged-with-raping-ohio-girl-10-who-was-denied-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with raping Ohio girl, 10, who was denied abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man in the US state of Ohio has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who had to cross state lines for an abortion after her home state restricted the procedure.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Gershon Fuentes, 27, appeared in court in Columbus on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The unnamed girl’s plight has drawn international attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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US President Joe Biden cited it at the White House as he slammed abortion restrictions, but sceptics had questioned if it was a hoax.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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ADVISORY: This story contains details some readers may find upsetting.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Millions of women and girls lost a longstanding constitutional right to abortion after a US Supreme Court decision in June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a speech last Friday condemning that ruling, President Biden raised a report of the child’s case, angrily saying: “Imagine being that little girl!”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hours after the Supreme Court decision, legislators in Ohio outlawed abortions after six weeks, with no exceptions for victims of rape or incest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The child was six weeks and three days pregnant, according to the Indianapolis Star newspaper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Referred by a child abuse doctor in Ohio, the girl visited a clinic in Indianapolis, Indiana, to undergo a medical abortion on 30 June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Although efforts are under way to restrict abortion access in Ohio’s neighbouring state, the procedure still remains legal there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Following the Supreme Court ruling, 26 US states have either severely restricted abortions or are expected to do so in the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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