With varying degrees of subtlety, some Ohio Republican leaders are pushing back on an account that a 10-year-old rape victim traveled to Indiana earlier this month to get an abortion. However, Ohio's own abortion statistics and other reporting show that it's disturbingly possible for a 10-year-old to become impregnated in the Buckeye State. Meanwhile, some of the doubts being raised are a little less plausible.
In America after the end of Roe v. Wade, one brave source, on the record, is often the best we are going to get. Countless other stories will never be told.
Columbus police have arrested a 27-year-old on charges of raping 10-year-old who traveled to Indiana late last month for an abortion, The Columbus Dispatch reported Wednesday.