Mon Jul 11, 2022 – 5:49 pm EDTMon Jul 11, 2022 – 8:03 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – On Friday, the Washington Post published an analysis casting doubt on the now-viral, unverified claim that a 10-year-old rape victim allegedly traveled out of state for an abortion.
The story involves an alleged raped 10-year-old girl in Ohio who sought an abortion in Indiana after her state’s abortion restrictions took effect following the reversal of Roe v. Wade. She was said to have been six weeks and three days pregnant, just over Ohio’s six-week cut-off for abortions.
Following numerous reports about the story, originally published in the Indianapolis Star, President Joe Biden included the anecdote in his comments prior to signing a new executive order to promote abortion.
“This is a very difficult story to check,” the analysis concludes. “With news reports around the globe and now a presidential imprimatur, however, the story has acquired the status of a ‘fact’ no matter its provenance. If a rapist is ever charged, the fact finally would have more solid grounding.”
The analysis was written by Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post’s head “fact-checker.” In the article, he describes the inconsistencies and limited
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