rokita's license could be in play here.ctice law, which is a necessary requirement for his role as the attorney general. so that process is under way. and then with our tort claims notice we've put him on notice that we are considering filing a formal lawsuit against him 90 days from now. he's required to investigate the allegations in our tort claim notice and it's an opportunity for him to try to resolve this dispute or to investigate it or to ignore it, those are his three options. but we certainly hope that he will get some good legal advice because he should not continue to defame my client, but he still has defamatory statements up on his website, he still has not taken down twitter as of the last time we checked that we think contain defamatory statements. first and foremost, we want him to stop smearing dr. bernard. >> kathleen dee lanny, thank you for joining us and explaining the process you are going through right now. appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >>> so discrimination or a misunderstanding? the mot

rokita has received two letters from me.knows who i am and how to find me and who i represent, and he's not given me notice of any investigation, has not asked for any information from my client so that's yet another unsubstantiated accusation that's casting my client in a false light, and he needs to stop. he needs to stop smearing dr. bernard. >> and i want to read just a little bit of a spokesman for -- for rokita. this is what he told "the indianapolis star" claim he's continuing to investigation and it's not clear he has the authorization to do. they are essentially accusing your client of somehow violating the hipaa statutes. >> which is really interesting because hipaa is a federal statute, and mr. rokita has no jurisdiction as a state attorney general to enforce a federal law. he's also made accusations about potential criminal conduct and the marion county prosecutor who controls law enforcement in indianapolis has already issued a statement reminding mr. rokita that he has no authority to prosecute criminals in ind

then republican indiana attorney general todd rokita got involved.ice requested documents from state agencies to seize find out if the doctor had reported to state law and reported the abortion. but instead of waiting for the agencies to go through the records and report back about the compliance, he rushed to fox news to join jesse waters and essentially slamming the doctor. >> so, what is going, on todd? >> jesse, thank you for having me on but i shouldn't be here. first of all, this is an illegal immigration issue, because likely of biden's lawlessness at the border. and everything going on down there. indiana, as a non border state, has actually filed several independent lawsuits on that end. then we have the rape and then we have this abortion activist, acting as a doctor with a history of failing to report. so, we are gathering the information, gathering the evidence as we speak and we are going to fight this to the end, including looking at license sure if she failed to report in indiana, it's a crime to not report, to intentionally not report

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the crime here, attorney general rokita alleges, dr. may have failed to fire all the necessary paperwork. news outlets obtained records showing dr. bernard did report the abortion to the necessary agencies, and despite this, rookie does upside still has a statement pushing his baseless claims. today, dr. bernard took the first step towards potentially suing the indiana attorney general for defamation. a notice filed by dr. renard's lawyer claimed that mr. rokita knew the statements were either false or acted with reckless disregard of the truth, or falsity of the statements. doctor bernard's lower your added given the current political atmosphere in the united states, mr. rokita's comments were intended to heighten the public condemnation of dr. bernard who phillips provided legitimate medical care. today rokita's now has 90 days to investigator or settle claims against dr. bernard. if he fails to do so, he could face a defamation lawsuit and have to pay dr. bernard for security costs, legal fees, reputational harm, and emotional distre

rokita to stop lying about dr. bernard and smearing her reputation and making outrageously unsupported allegations. we're going to do the opposite what have attorney general rokita did. we're actually going to take our time and gather the facts and research the law and put together our case, thoughtfully and deliberately. >> the attorney at least hinting we could potentially see possible legal action here. but we'll have to see if this story takes that direction. meantime we have reached out to the attorney general's office there in indiana for comment in light of the cease and desist letter. we're still waiting to hear back, fred. >> appreciate it, polo sandoval. >>> right now the dragon cargo capsule docked with the international space station. we'll talk about that and look at the unbelievable images from the james webb telescope. what does all of this reveal with our universe? that's next. trelegy for copd. ♪ birds flyin' high ♪ ♪ you know how i feel ♪ (coughing) ♪ breeze driftin' on by ♪ ♪ you know how i feel

rokita and others have tried to, as you said in your intro, pretend that this girl didn't exist.the doctor of making it up all because they want to change the narrative. >> we have -- we also mentioned the reporting in "the washington post," and i've seen some of the local reporting. can you confirm for us that all of the appropriate paperwork and documentation was filed by dr. bernard. >> yes. i can confirm that through every step of the way in dealing with this patient just like in all of her other situations dealing with patients, dr. bernard called upon her medical and ethical training. she did everything by the book according to policy, procedure and in compliance with the law, and she unequivocally reported this incident to the proper authorities within the timeframe set forth by statute, and if mr. rokita had done his homework he would have known that before he went on fox news and falsely accused her of not making a report. >> is dr. bernard -- does she have concerns -- her friends spoke out about how very dangerous it is to be targeted by the right and the extreme right

rokita to stop lying about dr.top smearing her reputation and making ridiculously unsupported accusations, when even the barest minimum of homework on his part would have found that that report had been timely done. we're going to do the opposite what have attorney general rokita did. we're actually going to take our time and gather the facts and research the law and put together our case thoughtfully and deliberately. >> reporter: in light of the cease and desist letter, we have reached back out to the attorney general, who announced his probe on fox news just a few days ago. we're still waiting to hear back, fred. >> let us know, polo sandoval, thanks so much. >>> let's talk more about this, joining me is cnn legal analyst areva martin, always good to see you. this is a heartbreaking case. just from a legal standpoint as well, does the indiana attorney general have any legal grounds to be investigating the doctor behind this child's abortion when the doctor's attorney, we just heard her say all the proper records

last week, rokita appeared on fox news and falsely accused the doctor, caitlin bernard, of having a "history of failing to report" abortions to the state. the lawsuit alleges rokita made the false statement as part of an effort to "heighten public condemnation of dr. bernard, who legally provided legitimate medical care." sri lankan lawmakers have voted to elect former prime minister ranil wickremesinghe as president following last week's resignation of sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa after mass protests rocked sri lanka. wickremesinghe is a six-time former prime minister who was a close ally to the former president. protesters decried his selection as sri lanka's new leader. >> it is a sad day. for the world. it seems the world is accepting this manner of leadership because this is someone who did not win an election. this is someone who was selected by the people's mandate. how ethical is it for someone like him, let alone lead a country, be head of state? amy: pakistan's ruling coalition has rejected calls for early national elections by former prime minister imran khan fol

rokita to stop lying about dr. and smearing her reputation and making unsupported accusations when even the bearest minimum of homework on his part would have found that that report had been timely done. we're going to do the opposite of what attorney general rokita did. we're going to take our time and gather the facts and research the law, and put together our case thoughtfully and deliberately. >> reporter: now that was just a few days ago that rokita announced on fox news that he would launch annin i inquiry by bernard and they maintain the they're continuing to gather evidence and we've reached out since the cease and desist letter was sent his way. still waiting to hear back. >> and what is the little girl doing. >> the little girl at the center of all of this, there is for obvious reasons there is not much that we know about the little girl. especially after the traumatizing incident that she experienced in ohio. but this case is certainly bringing to light, obviously various arguments from all sides about w

rokita a cease and desist letter. demanding that he stops marrying my client and falsely accusing her of things that she has not done. our hope immediate hope with that letter that we sent today is that mr. rokita will stop vilifying my client. and stop trying to change the story away from what really happened here, which is that a ten year old child was raped and abused and at the travel across state lines to get medical care that she needed. >> this case has exposed the extreme difficulty of accessing abortion care and post america. abortion still illegal and indiana by the way, the state is poised to ban it soon. so for 20 46 dates are soaring or likely to ban abortion now that roe has been overturned. and the nine states color dark red there on this map, there are no providers offering abortion care today. additionally, a 15-week ban goes to infect today and kentucky and it's one of those six stripe states on this map that have been forced new restrictions. since roe is overturned, some of these states are expecte

rokita to stop lying about dr.nd stop spinning her reputation and making ridiculously unsupported accusations when even the barest minimum of homework on his part would have found that report have been timely done. so we want him to stop the smear and we want him to stop this dangerous rhetoric that he is using where he is whipping people up into a frenzy at a very unsettled time in our nation's history. we want to make sure our clients stay safe. amy: if you can talk about this? we are talking about the doctor worrying about her own safety and of course there is the children -- if tina vasquez, and a prison, talking about talking to two people were involved in abortions for two 11-year-olds. this was a 10-year-old who had a medication abortion in indiana and even if the indiana attorney general is not going after her because she fought back against him and his lies about whether she had reported to the state, the issue for journalists. you're not a doctor or lawyer, laura, you are journalism analyst and what this

. >> now, indiana's attorney general todd rokita is threatening criminal charges against the doctor.ob-gyn reported the abortion and child abuse within the required three days of the procedure. cnn's jean casarez is joining us. >> she's saying i'm a mandatory reporter, i know that and i've done everything correct. we went to the source. the indiana state department of health holds public records of what medical abortions were done in their state. of course there are privacy concerns, but we got the records and they show on june 30th that there was a medical abortion of a 10-year-old girl. so it is confirmed and it was reported within the three-day mandatory time period when you are speaking of a minor. also indiana university contacted us to say that dr. bernard is an gynecologist and she's an adjunct professor and they have privacy concerns and reporting procedures, and they do reviews. she has always followed everything that she is to do. we do have a statement from her attorney responding to the allegations here and it says, my client, dr. kaitlyn bernard, took every proper and ap

rokita's comments were intended to heighten the public condemnation of dr. bernard who phillips provided legitimate medical care. today rokita's now has 90 days to investigator or settle claims against dr. bernard. if he fails to do so, he could face a defamation lawsuit and have to pay dr. bernard for security costs, legal fees, reputational harm, and emotional distress. 90 days. tiktok, tiktok. that does it for us tonight, we will see you again tomorrow. it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. hey, lawrence, good evening. >> good evening, ayman. we had dr. bernard on this program at the very beginning of the story, when it was just a little story in the local news media, out in indiana. it has become quite a story since then. >> it is a large part to a lot of false information from republican news organizations, or fox news and all the right-wing echo chambers. >> they don't want to face the republicans who are forcing these laws on people. they don't want to face the real implications of these laws and what they mean when ten year old girls g

rokita's office saying they're still gathering information on the investigation that was launcheda, announcedx news and that legal review remains open and that's where the debate begins. when you hear from the attorney representing dr. bernard. no review would be necessary if you were to look up some of those publicly available documents and that is why she sense a cease-and-desist letter to the attorney general and calling on him to, quote, stop making false and misleading statements about alleged misconduct by dr. bernard and her profession. just last night that attorney had a conversation with our colleague aaerin burnett and th colleague calling this investigation calling it a smear campaign. >> even the barest minimum of homework on his part would have found that that report would have been timely done. so we want limhim to stop the sr and to stop this dangerous rhetoric that he's using where he's whipping people up into a frenzy at a very unsettled time in our nation's history and we want to make sure that our client stays safe. >> that attorney also saying that they're basically laying

rokita to stop lying about dr.rd and stop smearing her reputation and making ridiculously unsupported accusations when even the barest minimum of homework on his part would have found that that report had been timely done. so we want him to stop the smear. then we want him to stop this dangerous rhetoric that he's using where he is whipping people up into a frenzy at a very unsettled time in our nation's history. and we want to make sure our client stays safe. >> reporter: in light of the cease and desist letter that was send out yesterday, cnn did reach out to ag todd rokita's office. we're still waiting to hear back. guys, back to you. >> polo sandoval, please let us know if you do. thanks so much. >>> democratic congresswoman lizzie fletcher of texas joins us now. a bill she wrote that would make it a right to travel to receive an borabortion passed the house yesterday. first, your reaction to the indiana attorney general announcing he may investigate the doctor who helped that 10-year-old rape victim. >> well,

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so, sheryl, when this story first came out, the attorney general, todd rokita went on fox news to sayhis, basically, we don't think that it exists. then it came out that it exists. in fact, the man who is accused of this was arrested and indicted. what does the attorney general, to your hero, doing now in terms of his offices posture towards bernard? >> he's investigating her and he has been pretty open about. that in fact, we talk to him the other day and he said to us that he is going to see this through to the very end. but just what this is is unclear. because dr. bernard does not seem to have broken any laws. records show that she required the submitted forms after she cared for this girl. there is no evidence that she violated the child's privacy and her lawyer says that the attorney general has provided them with evidence of six consumer complaints against her. but that none of those people filing those complaints were actually her patients or had ever spoken to her >>. in fact let me read from the indystar's reporting on this, says the complaint behind todd rokita's investigat

we did reach out to the attorney general in indiana, ag rokita.him. >> it is funny how quick the indiana attorney general and ohio attorney general were to give out false information, jump out to fox news and be incredulous and say things which turned out just not to be true, not to be accurate. i thought attorney generals -- >> reporter: and now we can't get them to respond to that. >>er they are supposed to be responsible people, law enforcers. >>> the country gets rocked in ukraine. i will speak with a woman who we have spoken with many times on this program. she fled kharkiv at the beginning of the war. her father has just been killed by a russian air strike. ? absol. sensodyne sensitivity & gum gives us the dudual action effect that really takes care of both our teeth sensitivity as well as our gum issues. there's no question it's something that i would recommend. bubbles bubbles so many bubbles! as an expedia member you earn points on your travels, and that's on top of your airline miles. so you can go and see... or taste or do absolutely no

we did reach out to the attorney general in indiana, ag rokita. we have not heard back.s startling how quick the indiana attorney general and the ohio attorney general were to give out false information and jump onto fox news and be incredulous and say things which turned out just not to be true, which turned out not to be accurate. >> reporter: and now we can't get them to respond to that. z . >> of course there's no apologies. attorneys general are supposed to be responsible people, law enforcers. >>> up next, ukraine is rocked by a string of attacks against civilians. we'll speak with a woman who fled kharkiv at the beginning of the war. her father has now just been killed by a russian air strike. among my patients, i often see them have teeth sensitivity as well as gum issues. does it worry me? absolutely. sensodyne sensitivity & gum gives us the dual action effect that really takes care of both our teeth sensitivity as well as our gum issues. there's no question it's something that i would recommend. >>> this week ukraine has been rocked by a number of deadly attack

let's ask the indiana attorney general todd rokita. so what's going on, todd?here, right? i mean, first of all, this is an illegal immigration issue because, likely of biden's lawlessness at the border and everything going on down there. that's why indiana as a non-border state has actually filed several independent lawsuits on. that was then we have the rape. and then we have this abortion activist acting as a doctor with a history of failing to report. so, we're gathering the information, 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. and in indiana it's a crime for -- to not report to intentionally not report. >> jesse: what crime is it to not report a rape to state authorities and tell us why it's a crime not to report? >> well, of course, because this is a child. and there is a strong public interest in understanding, you know, if someone under the age of 16 or under the age of 18 or really any woman is having abortion in our state and then if a child is being

indiana attorney generalodd rokita announced the probe against dr. caitlin bernard in an interview with fox news' jesse watters wednesday night. >> we are gathering the information, gathering the evidence as we speak and we are going to fight this to the end, inuding looking at a leon jerk. amy: jesse watters primetime was amg the shows on fox news casting doubt on the 10-year-old child's story. in response to the investigation, dr. caitlin bernard tweeted -- "my heart breaks for all survivors of sexual assault and abuse. i am so sad that our country is failing them when they need us most. doctors must be able to give people the medical care they need, when and where they need it." abortion is still legal in indiana up to 22 weeks into a pregnancy. the abortion performed on the 10-year-old girl was actually a medication abortion. she took several pills. sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has resigned his post in a letter emailed from singapore, saying parliament would meet on saturday to select a new president. rajapaksa fled sri lanka to the ma

considering legal action against those who have smeared my client, including indiana attorney general todd rokitaining me now is dr. katie mccue, an indiana based ob/gyn, a board member for physicians with reproductive health. thank you for being with us this morning, doctor. in your opinion why do you think the ag is investigating dr. bernard? >> complicated legal requirements and intrusion into abortion care is not new and it is not based in any kind of attempt to keep patients safe. instead those kinds of intrusions are only aimed at trapping abortion providers and trapping the clinics that provide this -- and supported care. we are not strangers to this kind of investigation, although this is a newly public issue. we are glad for this public interest in our attempts to take good care of patients as they come needing us in a delicate time. and when legal and legislative interference interrupts that compassionate relationship, patient safety and patient well-being is never at the center of that intention. >> what is the effect on other doctors of the ag investigating this doctor even though she

. >> reporter: indiana's attorney general todd rokita described you as an abortion activist acting as a doctor. how do you respond to that? >> i'm a physician. i spent my entire life working to have this position, to be able to take care of patients every single day. >> did you at any point violate privacy laws? >> no. >> and have you failed to report any recent abortions? >> nope. >> how would you describe how things have changed since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade? >> we're hearing stories all across the country of people who are in dire circumstances, complications of their pregnancies or traumatic situations and are needing abortion care and not able to get it. >> is it worse than you imagined? >> it's worse faster. >> you've spent your life, your career taking care of and providing care for women and babies. what has this supreme court decision done? >> this will affect our ability to take care of miscarriages. this will affect our ability to take care of complications in early pregnancy that could kill someone. this will affect our ability to provide infertility treat

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