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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Caitlin Barnard
| fields = Obstetrics and gynaecology
| workplaces = [[Indiana University School of Medicine]]
| alma_mater = [[Binghamton University]]<br>[[State University of New York Upstate Medical University]]<br>[[Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine]]
}}

Doctor '''Caitlin Barnard''' is an American [[Obstetrics and gynaecology|obstetrician-gynecologist]] and [[Reproductive rights|reproductive]] and [[Abortion-rights movements|abortion rights]] activist. Bernard is a practicing physician affiliated with [[Indiana University Health]], as well as an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology [[Indiana University School of Medicine]]. She also serves as associate medical director and director of ultrasound services for [[Planned Parenthood]] of Indiana and Kentucky, and has provided [[abortion]] services at [[Planned Parenthood]] facilities in [[Indiana]] and [[Kentucky]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=She provided an abortion to a 10-year-old. She's still fighting for her patients. |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/10/27/abortion-doctor-indiana-caitlin-bernard/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Stolberg |first1=Sheryl Gay |last2=Sasani |first2=Ava |date=2022-07-28 |title=An Indiana Doctor Speaks Out on Abortion, and Pays a Price |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/28/us/politics/abortion-doctor-caitlin-bernard-ohio.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Bernard grew up on a farm in [[upstate New York]], raised by [[Cultural liberalism|socially liberal]] parents. Her father was a carpenter. Bernard first mentioned she wanted to grow up to be a doctor at the age of 5. Her sister recalled accompanying her to a [[Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Bucci|Planned Parenthood]] to get [[Birth control in Africa|birth control]] at the age of 15. She also traveled to [[Guatemala]] with her father to volunteer in [[Clinic|health clinics]]. This experience was part of what formed her interest in [[Obstetrics and gynaecology|obstetrics and gynecology]].<ref name=":0" />

== Education and career ==
Bernard completed her undergraduate degree at [[Binghamton University]], receiving a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Human Development/Biology in 2006. She received her [[medical degree]] at [[State University of New York Upstate Medical University]] in 2010, completing a [[Residency (medicine)|residency]] in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Afterward, she received at [[Master of Science]] degree in Clinical Investigation at [[Washington University School of Medicine|Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine]] in 2017. At Washington University, she also completed a [[family planning]] fellowship, for which she was accredited to perform more difficult abortion procedures, such as second-term abortion.<ref name=":0" />

== Activism ==
Bernard is a public advocate for abortion rights, who has frequently given speeches, spoken to media, and lobbied state government in Indiana.<ref name=":0" />

=== 2019 ACLU suit ===
In 2019, Bernard and another doctor sued, in a case brought by the [[American Civil Liberties Union]], to overturn [[Indiana HEA 1211|HEA 1211]], also known as the "Dismemberment Abortion Ban'''"'''—a [[TRAP law]] which banned [[Dilation and evacuation|dilation and evacuation]] procedures. That law attempted to make such abortion procedures a felony for the doctor performing them unless it is to save the life of the mother or the fetus is non-viable.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana Physicians Challenge 'Dismemberment' Abortion Law |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/indiana-physicians-challenge-dismemberment-abortion-law |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=news.bloomberglaw.com |language=en}}</ref> At the time, Bernard was one of only two doctors in Indiana performing the procedure, which only occurred 27 times in the state in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State could run up more legal fees after losing abortion case |url=https://www.thestatehousefile.com/politics/state-could-run-up-more-legal-fees-after-losing-abortion-case/article_499e4923-32ae-53bb-9fe4-9607dce072b7.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=The Statehouse File |date=2 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Casey |title=Attorney General Curtis Hill appealing federal judge's ruling on South Bend abortion clinic |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/06/03/attorney-general-curtis-hill-appealing-federal-judges-ruling-south-bend-abortion-clinic/1329225001/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref>

In May 2019, Bernard spoke at a Planned Parenthood-supported rally at the [[Indiana Statehouse]], and stated—in reference to other restrictive laws recently passed in states like Alabama and Missouri—"It is only a matter of time before it is right here on our doorsteps".<ref>{{Cite web |last=TheStatehouseFile.com |first=Emily Ketterer |title=Planned Parenthood hosts Statehouse rally against abortion bans |url=https://www.washtimesherald.com/news/planned-parenthood-hosts-statehouse-rally-against-abortion-bans/article_e5897f73-fae8-51cf-a0b5-bc1b59eb7686.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Washington Times Herald |date=22 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> On June 28, just before the July 1 date the law was due to go into effect, it was blocked by the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana May Not Enforce 'Dismemberment' Abortion Ban |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/indiana-may-not-enforce-dismemberment-abortion-ban |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=news.bloomberglaw.com |language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, the case was appealed and the law was revived after the Supreme Court's 2022 overturn of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]''.

=== Post-''Dobbs'' ===
In 2022, Bernard was at the center of [[2022 Ohio child-rape and Indiana abortion case|a high-profile case]] in which she served as doctor performing a medical abortion for a 10-year-old patient who traveled to Indiana from Ohio for the procedure in the wake of the Supreme Court's [[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization|''Dobbs'']] decision.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sasani |first=Ava |date=2022-07-13 |title=Suspect Is Arrested in Ohio After Rape of 10-Year-Old Girl |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/us/ohio-arrest-rape-abortion.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Since that incident in particular, which became part of the broader abortion debate in the United States, Bernard has become a high-profile abortion rights advocate, and was subject to intense public attention—which included Indiana launching an investigation into the matter, announced by [[Indiana Attorney General|Attorney General]] [[Todd Rokita]] on [[Fox News|FOX News]], and Bernard suing Rokita for defamation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indy doctor received 'threats' after Rokita's Fox News interview; attorneys spar in court |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2022/11/22/indy-doctor-caitlin-bernard-received-threats-after-rokitas-fox-news-interview/69666677007/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-22 |title=Indiana Doctor Forced to Testify About Providing Abortion to 10-Year-Old Rape Victim |url=https://jezebel.com/indiana-doctor-forced-to-testify-about-providing-aborti-1849813472 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Jezebel |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxouris |first=Lauren del Valle,Christina |date=2022-12-08 |title=Indiana doctor who provided abortion services to 10-year-old rape victim drops lawsuit against state AG |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/us/doctor-caitlin-bernard-drops-attorney-general-lawsuit/index.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

In late May 2023, the Indiana Medical Licensing Board voted to reprimand Bernard on the charge of violating patient privacy by discussing the case, fining her $3,000.<ref name="WP Bernard">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/25/caitlin-bernard-indiana-abortion-rape-victim/ |title=Indiana board fines doctor for discussing rape victim's abortion|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first1=Kim|last1=Bellware|first2=Dan|last2=Rosenzweig-Ziff|date=May 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/26/1177435278/indiana-reprimands-doctor-who-spoke-publicly-about-providing-10-year-olds-aborti |title=Indiana reprimands doctor who spoke publicly about providing 10-year-old's abortion|work=[[NPR]]|date=May 26, 2023|first1=Sarah|last1=McCammon}}</ref> The board voted to clear Bernard of two other charges, finding that she "did not improperly report child abuse and that she is fit to practice medicine".<ref name="WP Bernard"/>

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