Indiana OB-GYN Caitlin Bernard to Attend State of the Union Address

Rep. Judy Chu, who represents Los Angeles County, invited the Indianapolis-based OB-GYN to attend Biden’s address Thursday night.

Chu said that she was looking forward to hearing Biden “chart a part forward to restore and strength reproductive freedoms across the country.”

“Through their Dobbs decision, the MAGA Justices on the Supreme Court accelerated the extremist right’s march to undermine all our reproductive freedoms and implement a nationwide abortion ban, but courageous physicians like Dr. Bernard remain on the frontlines of our health care system to provide medical and abortion care to Americans who need it,” Chu said Wednesday, in a statement.

In 2022, Bernard performed an abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim who was not able to receive care in neighboring Ohio.

Bernard later came under attack by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and other authorities who accused her of violating patient confidentiality by disclosing information to the Indianapolis Star.

Bernard said she was honored to attend the State of the Union as Chu’s guest.

“As a trained physician, I have dedicated my life to providing the best care that I can for patients who want and need it. This includes if and when they want to start a family,” Bernard said in the statement. “Patients must be able to make these personal and sometimes complicated decisions and doctors must be able to offer this care without interference from powerful people who are motivated by politics or ideology.”

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