Indiana Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Hospital System for Violating Privacy of Ohio Girl Seeking Abortion

Indiana's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the state's largest hospital system, alleging that it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The doctor's account became a focal point in the abortion debate following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade. The lawsuit claims that the hospital system failed to protect the patient's information and violated HIPAA and state privacy laws. The medical licensing board reprimanded the doctor, but the attorney general's office sought a license suspension. The hospital system maintains that the doctor did not violate privacy laws.