Physician Who Compelled His Girlfriend to Take Abortion Drugs Indicted on Six Felony Prices
The local media is picking up on stories of men stealthily (or violently) slipping women abortifacients to induce them to undergo an unwanted abortion. Dr. Hassan Abbas, a surgical resident at the University of Toledo Medical Center, is attracting more attention than most cases, probably because he is a physician.
On Wednesday, Abbas, 32, was indicted on six felony charges, accused of secretly administering abortion drugs to his pregnant girlfriend. According to WTOL 11 those charges include
- Abduction, a third-degree felony
- Tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony
- Unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, a fourth-degree felony
- Disrupting public services, a fourth-degree felony
- Identity fraud, a fifth-degree felony
- Deception to obtain a dangerous drug, a fifth-degree felony
Kelle Saull, the alleged victim’s attorney, provided the following statement to WTOL 11:
- “We are aware of the grand jury indictments today against Hassan Abbas. We are relieved that the criminal process has finally begun. We are not closing the door on future indictments as this case unfolds.”
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WTVG reported that on November 5, “The State Medical Board of Ohio suspended the medical license for Hassan-James Abbas, M.D., according to records from the agency.” Abbas “allegedly used his estranged wife’s information to order abortion drugs for his girlfriend, then forced her to ingest it against her will.”
The unborn baby died.
Background
According to the notice from the State Medical Board of Ohio, Abbas was separated from his wife in 2024 when he began sleeping with a woman identified only as “patient 1.”
On December 7th, when she told Abbas she was pregnant, he wanted her to have an abortion which she resisted.
The medical board claims, WTVG reported, that the next day Abbas
ordered prescription abortion medication [mifepristone and misoprostol] from an out-of-state provider using his estranged wife’s information, without her knowledge or consent. He paid for it with his own credit card.
Spending the night with Abbas, patient 1 woke up early in the morning of December 18 to find “Abbas shoving crushed pills into her bottom lip and gums,” according to state officials. “She testified that she fought to get away, ran to the kitchen to call 911, and then Abbas hung up the phone.”
When she arrived at the hospital she was charted as an assault victim.
WTOL 11, which has followed the case closely, explained
The board says his actions may constitute multiple felony violations, including Identity Fraud, Unlawful Distribution of an Abortion-Inducing Drug, Abduction and Tampering with Evidence. It determined there is “clear and convincing evidence” his continued practice poses “an immediate and serious danger to the public.”
Search warrant affidavits obtained by 11 Investigates show Lucas County detectives searched a Holland residence linked to Abbas’s parents late last year, looking for evidence tied to the alleged assault and drug purchase.
LifeNews.com Note: Dave Andrusko is the editor of National Right to Life News and an author and editor of several books on abortion topics. He frequently writes Today’s News and Views — an online opinion column on pro-life issues.
