Doctor Abortion Case, Texas AG Impeachment, Turkey Election

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🗓️ 26 May 2023

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Indiana doctor Caitlin Bernard, who spoke out publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old girl from Ohio, faces disciplinary action for violating privacy laws. Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton might be impeached in a vote by members of his own party for allegedly abusing his power. And, voters will head to the polls in Turkey this weekend to decided if President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will continue his 20-year rule.

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0:00.0	An Indiana doctor spoke publicly of providing an abortion for a 10-year-old.
0:06.5	I think it's important for people to know.
0:09.4	Now the state medical board says she violated the patient's privacy.
0:13.2	What's the punishment?
0:14.2	I'm Michelle Martin. I'm here with Steve Ineskeep, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.0	The Texas Attorney General faces possible impeachment
0:24.0	a move led by his own Republican party.
0:26.6	Critics charge that can tax and abused his power among other things.
0:30.3	He's been accused of a host of transgressions like that for years,
0:32.9	so why is his party turning against him now?
0:35.1	Also voters in Turkey decide this weekend of President Rezif Taya Paredewan
0:38.8	continues his 20-year rule.
0:41.2	It's a runoff against his most serious challenger in years.
0:44.4	How did immigration come to play a role in the campaign?
0:47.8	Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day.
0:57.0	An Indiana doctor became part of the national debate over abortion,
1:01.1	and now the state medical board has reprimanded her.
1:04.1	Dr. Caitlin Bernard went public about performing an abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim
1:08.6	who'd come to her from Ohio.
1:10.4	Indiana authorities accused her of violating privacy rules,
1:14.0	and she faced questions in a contentious hearing.
1:16.8	Do you have a tattoo of a cone hanger that says,
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