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Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe, a 10-year-old rape victim was forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana to receive care since Ohio’s six-week “trigger ban” now bars women and children from accessing abortion even in the case of rape.
Many House Republicans are endorsed by state affiliates of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), whose general counsel bragged to Politico about his model legislation that would allow states to force this young girl and others like her to carry their rapist’s child to term. This is the type of law Republicans seek to enforce and is in line with House Republicans’ plan for a nationwide abortion ban.
Said Bopp of the 10-year-old Ohio girl: “She would have had the baby, and as many women who have had babies as a result of rape, we would hope that she would understand the reason and ultimately the benefit of having the child.”
“Every Republican endorsed by the NRLC must look voters in the eye and tell them why they think the state should force 10-year-old rape vicitims to give birth,” said DCCC spokesperson Helen Kalla.
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