After almost every right-wing media outlet and politician tried to discredit and throw cold water on the story of the 10-year-old Ohio rape victim, a man has been arrested and charged after confessing to raping the girl multiple times. The girl had to travel to Indiana to receive an abortion as Ohio’s heartbeat trigger law takes effect at 6 weeks of pregnancy. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.
“A 27-year-old man has been charged in the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl who reportedly traveled from Ohio to Indiana for an abortion in a case that drew international attention — and scrutiny — in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Gershon Fuentes, who was arrested Tuesday, confessed to raping the child, according to documents filed in Franklin County, Ohio, Municipal Court.
He was charged with the rape of a minor and faces a life sentence and deportation, the documents state. Bond was set at $2 million, and an initial hearing is scheduled for next week.
An attorney who represented Fuentes at Wednesday’s hearing did not immediately reply to a request for comment Wednesday evening.”
As conservative media, and politicians alike, spent hours and hours trying to discredit the story of a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim who had to travel to Indiana to receive an abortion, they have now turned the story into an investigation into the doctor who performed the abortion. Indiana’s Republican AG Todd Rokita told Jesse Watters that his office will investigate Dr. Caitlin Bernard, a gynecologist, and reproductive health activist. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.
“After Republicans and conservative media spent days suggesting the viral story of a 10-year-old rape victim who was forced to travel across state lines for an abortion was fake before an arrest was made Wednesday, the Republican attorney general of Indiana now wants to investigate—the doctor who did the procedure.
Indiana AG Todd Rokita said Wednesday his office is now investigating whether Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who told the Indianapolis Star earlier this month about the case without identifying the patient, reported the assault of the 10-year-old girl to Indiana authorities.
Rokita made this very official announcement—where he didn’t officially accuse Bernard of anything—on Fox News, of course.
“We’re gathering the evidence as we speak, and we’re going to fight this to the end, including looking at her licensure if she failed to report,” Rokita told Jesse Watters, who’d had Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on two nights prior to suggest that the story was fake.”
In a recent interview, President Joe Biden openly admitted that he’s willing to go to war with Iran if they continue to build up their nuclear weapon arsenal. Although Biden has slammed Trump for leaving the critical Iran Nuclear Deal, it’s curious that he is now sending threats to a country that we need to negotiate with to rejoin the deal. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.
“U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview aired Wednesday that he would be willing to go to war with Iran to prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon, a position that drew condemnation from advocacy groups and foreign policy analysts who questioned the moral, strategic, and legal bases for such a stance.
Biden also reiterated in the sit-down interview with Israeli broadcaster N12 that he is committed to keeping the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organizations list, even if it means sinking the prospects of a deal to revive the nuclear accord that former President Donald Trump violated in 2018.
While acknowledging that Trump’s decision to abandon the seven-country deal was a “gigantic mistake,” Biden said he would not delist the IRGC to advance nuclear talks that have hit a wall in recent weeks.
Biden offered a one-word answer—”yes”—when asked whether he would keep the IRGC on the terror list “even if that means that kills the deal.””
While walking up the Capitol steps recently, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was accosted and sexually harassed as she tried to go to work. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.
“Here is a video he posted of the incident. I was actually walking over to deck him because if no one will protect us then I’ll do it myself but I needed to catch a vote more than a case today”
A Florida man pulled a gun on a black landscaper who was working on a neighbor’s property and allegedly blocked the man’s driveway with his truck, even though he had already moved his truck and apologized. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.
“A Florida man could be facing charges of aggrevated assault with a firearm after pulling an assault rifle on a Black man who partially blocked his driveway with a trailer ramp in the town of Clearwater.
David Berry, 44, walked down his driveway with rifle in hand screaming at Jeremy Lee, 46, for blocking his driveway. Mr Lee’s daugther, Carrie, began filming the incident – which appeared to further enrage Mr Berry.
“This is my property!” Mr Berry can be heard yelling at Mr Lee at the beginning of the video. “You’re not allowed to block my driveway! Don’t be a prick!””
The House on Friday is expected to vote on two bills that would restore and guarantee abortion access nationwide as Democrats make their first attempt at responding legislatively to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
The legislation stands almost no chance of becoming law, with the necessary support lacking in the 50-50 Senate. Yet voting marks the beginning of a new era in the abortion debate as lawmakers, governors and legislatures grapple with the impact of the court’s decision.
NEW: Despite the proposals certain failure in the evenly divided Senate, Friday’s votes mark Congress’ first attempt to respond to SCOTUS decision as what has for decades been an abstract argument over abortion in America becomes reality in a post-Roe era. https://t.co/xblZCpORvn
For the first time since last month's Supreme Court ruling, the House will vote today on abortion. One bill would codify Roe v. Wade, the other ensures women can travel across state lines for abortion services. Much more in today's "Regular Order."https://t.co/IinQuxZOhF
That reminds me, when I had testicular cancer, they used beta-hCG blood test to see how bad it was. As in, the same test they use to test for pregnancy. I got a lot of funny looks from each new lab tech running up my test list… and now I’d probably get some disingenuous questions from folks like Hawley if I ever testified in Congress.
Will the no votes matter in red districts? Nope but it will in purple/blue ones. Make these fuckers, especially the ones in Senate races be on the record on whether they think child rape victims should be forced to give birth or if women should be jailed if they cross state lines for abortion. That will gift us/protect a couple of Senate seats and allow us to keep control of that chamber, which matters far more then the House does.
Just amplify the GQP who voted against this until midterm. “These lawmakers will make your underage daughters carry the rapist child to full term. You as parents cannot do anything about it.”
Texas's lawsuit against Biden's emergency room abortion guidance was assigned to Judge James Wesley Hendrix, a Trump appointee. https://t.co/SrpQZBsKOr
— Chris “Law Dork” Geidner (@chrisgeidner) July 14, 2022
The Biden admin has issued guidance to pharmacies telling them they can't stop patients from accessing prescribed medication — including those that could terminate a pregnancy. https://t.co/A5Bp1UPlap
Herschel Walker gave a rambling, barely coherent, and absurdly false speech about climate change. It would be hilarious but for the fact that the people the Republicans promote to the highest level of their party have the capacity to cause such great harm to us all. Meidas Contributor Coach D breaks it down.
During Tuesday’s January 6 hearing, Liz Cheney clapped back at Trump’s attempts to blame others for the events of January 6: “Donald Trump is a 76-year-old man. He is not an impressionable child.” Ouch! Francis Maxwell reports.
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