An Ohio surgeon has been charged with stuffing crushed abortion pills in his pregnant girlfriend's mouth while she slept.
Hassan-James Abbas, 32, was indicted after allegedly procuring abortion pills under his estranged-wife's name and holding his sleeping girlfriend down to force the crushed pills into her mouth in December of last year.
'He got on top of me and put his fingers in my mouth,' his girlfriend told WTOL 11.
'I laid there and I went back and forth in my head on if he was gonna kill me. That was my biggest thought, that he was going to kill me.'
After splitting from his wife in October 2024, Abbas' girlfriend of two months told the doctor that she was pregnant, according to documents obtained by the Daily Mail from the State Medical Board of Ohio.
'I told him I took a test, I sent him a picture of it. You know, I was happy to talk to him about it and have a conversation. He called me on the phone and was screaming at me,' the alleged victim told the outlet, adding that she only learned of his marriage separation over the phone call.
Abbas, a surgical resident at the University of Toledo, had urged her to abort the pregnancy but she told him that she wanted to keep the child, the documents stated.
The doctor then allegedly obtained medication intended for abortion uses from an out-of-state telemedical abortion provider the next day, according to the documents.
He was indicted on November 5 by a Lucas County Grand Jury for all six charges detailed in the Board's summary, according to the indictment.
The victim's attorney, Kelle Saull, said in a statement to WTOL 11 that they were 'relieved that the criminal process has finally begun,' and added that their team is not 'closing the door on future indictments as this case unfolds.'
Abbas may face a civil penalty from the board of up to $20,000, in addition to 'any other action the board may take.'
The doctor is scheduled to be arraigned on December 19.