An OB/GYN on What It's Like Working With Pregnant Children

When news broke that a 10-year-old survivor of rape had been forced to travel to Indiana from Ohio in order to terminate a six-week pregnancy (due to restrictive abortion laws imposed after Roe v. Wade was overturned in June), right-wing media outlets and personalities were quick to dismiss the story’s veracity. On Twitter, Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle commented that such pregnancies were rare, writing, “Only 52 girls under the age of 14 got abortions in Ohio last year — and 10 is a long way from 14.” Her comments, and the initial story, sparked days of debate over the prevalence of child pregnancy. The Cut spoke to Patricia Bailey-Sarnelli, an OB/GYN in Massachusetts, about her experience working with very young patients.

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