Choose your plan ArrowRight Those comments, which Rokita made about OB/GYN Caitlin Bernard during a July 2022 appearance on Fox News, amounted to “attorney misconduct,” the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Eric Holcomb (R) requesting an intervention, saying his office hadn’t received documentation that the girl’s abortion had been properly reported. In September, Rokita sued Indiana University Health — Bernard’s employer and the state’s largest health-care system — for allegedly failing to protect her patient’s personal information. If the commission finds there are grounds for an attorney to be disciplined, the case is sent to the state Supreme Court for a final determination of misconduct. However, he denied the third charge because “no confidentiality should be required,” considering Bernard publicly discussed the girl’s abortion story first.

Source: Fox News November 03, 2023 19:38 UTC