- The doctor who treated a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio broke her silence in an interview with CBS.
- Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an OB-GYN from Indiana, was attacked by media organizations and politicians.
- Bernard said sharing her story has helped people understand the impact of Roe being overturned.
The doctor who treated a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio broke her silence on Tuesday in an interview with CBS Evening News.
Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an OB-GYN from Indiana, provided abortion care to the child, who was raped by a 27-year-old man and had to travel to Indiana because of restrictions in her home state.
After Bernard shared the story with the Indianapolis Star, she was attacked by media organizations and politicians like South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who in a now-deleted tweet, said the doctor's story was "fake."
In the interview, CBS's Norah O'Donnell asked Bernard what she would say to those who doubt the veracity of children needing an abortion. Bernard responded, "come spend a day in my clinic."
"Unfortunately, sexual assault in children is not uncommon. I'm not the only provider who has taken care of young children needing abortion care," she said.
Bernard said sharing the child's story has helped people understand the consequences of Roe v. Wade being overturned. "I think we're at a time in our country where people are starting to realize the impact of these anti-abortion laws," she told O'Donnell.
Indiana's Attorney General, Todd Rokita, announced he'd be conducting an investigation into Bernard.
In the interview with CBS, Bernard said Rokita reached out to her and her lawyer two weeks after claiming his office would be looking into Bernard's story.
Rokita's office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.