Attorney General Todd Rokita?s Statement on Disciplinary Commission Resolution
"First things first:?I deny and was not found to have violated anyone?s confidentiality or any laws.?I was not fined.?And?I will?continue as?Indiana?s?duly-elected attorney general.
Despite the?failed?attempt to?derail our work??which?could?have?disenfranchised?nearly 2 million?voters, the largest amount in Indiana history for any state office candidate ??it all boiled down to a truthful 16-word answer I gave?over?a year ago?during an international media storm caused by an abortionist who put her interests above her patient?s. ?I?received?a??public reprimand??for saying?that???we have this abortion activist acting as a doctor? with a history of failing to report.? ?
The?media,?medical?establishment?and cancel culture,?all?on cue,?supported?and?then?attempted?to?vindicate?the?abortionist?who?intentionally?exposed?personal health information?at a political rally?all in furtherance of?their?shared?ideological and business interests.?
These?liberal activists?would like?to cancel your?vote?because?they hate the fact I stand up for liberty. In?the healthcare space alone, I?stopped?the vaccine?mandate,?publicly contested?severely flawed?Covid?data, significantly curtailed?Indiana?s?abortion business?and?fined?hospitals?and healthcare providers?for?not?putting patients??privacy?first.?
Having evidence and explanation for everything I said, I could have fought over?those?16?words, but ending their?campaign now?will save?a?lot?of?taxpayer money and?distraction, which is ?also very important to me. In order to resolve this, I was required to sign an affidavit without any modifications.?
Now, I will focus even more resources on successfully defending Indiana?s laws, including our pro-life laws, and fighting the?mob?that silences parents, employees, conservative?students, law enforcement, Believers?of?all faiths, American patriots and?free enterprise?itself.?
As?I said at the time, my words are factual.?The?IU?Health?physician?who caused the international media spectacle at the expense of her patient?s privacy?is?by her own actions?an outspoken abortion activist.
Many know that she?openly discussed with a reporter, and caused to be identified, a 10-year-old rape victim at a political rally. She also used this opportunity to wedge herself into various media outlets, including MSNBC and CBS News. In the?end, she had the attention of the entire country, including the pro-abortion President and Vice President.
Less well-?known?is that for?years?she has appeared as the keynote speaker?at pro-abortion rallies and has roamed?the hallways of the legislature in?a?white lab coat attempting to influence lawmakers.?Then,?in 2019,?the?doctor?unsuccessfully?brought litigation against the people of Indiana?to legalize?a brutal abortion procedure where the living child is extracted piece by piece. She?also?poses and is interviewed regularly in media outlets and?her?full-time?patient practice focuses exclusively on performing abortions.
Bernard?also?claims?a?tattoo ?an image of a coat hanger? that she displays and?openly?discusses with the national media.?Whether you think this behavior is good or bad, I challenge any objective Hoosier to conclude that she isn?t an ?abortion activist,"?as I stated.
Also,?according to media accounts and?complainant?press releases,?it was?in fact?publicly?alleged?well before my tv interview?that?the abortionist?had?failed to properly report her work to the?state?s?department of health.?
Privacy?must exist between doctor and patient in order for?trust to exist so that?healthcare?can advance.?So, we?work hard to protect?personal health?information?like?a little girl?s identity and medical trauma?from?publication?by their caregivers.?This is why?Bernard?s own peers?fined?her?the maximum?allowed by law.?
By the way, the Office of Attorney General has nearly two dozen patient privacy cases pending at any time,?debunking?any?claims?of?a vendetta?against Bernard.
Had the?cancel culture?establishment?been successful?disenfranchising?us,?they?also would have stifled other?elected?officials from keeping voters, citizens, and taxpayers informed?especially?when?uncomfortable facts fall outside?a?preferred?narrative.?
I thank Hoosiers for their continued support as we fight for our values."
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