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Ohio Pro-Lifers Demand Action After Toledo Doctor Sentenced to 6 Months in Abortion Pill Case

The saga involving a Toledo-area doctor who forced his girlfriend to ingest abortion-causing drugs has come to an end with Dr. Hassan-James Abbas receiving six months of jail time, plus two years of probation. The sentence is unacceptable to Ohio pro-lifers, who are urging the Department of Justice to step in.

On Tuesday, Center for Christian Virtue President Aaron Baer was joined by other Ohio leaders who addressed the tragic incident.

How is 6 months in jail justice for killing your girlfriend's unborn baby? It's not. But that's one Toledo man's sentence.That's why CCV and other pro-life leaders hosted a press conference to call for real justice for all women and unborn children.https://t.co/iMhvcJpVL8— Center for Christian Virtue (@CCVPolicy) September 22, 2026

How is 6 months in jail justice for killing your girlfriend's unborn baby? It's not. But that's one Toledo man's sentence.That's why CCV and other pro-life leaders hosted a press conference to call for real justice for all women and unborn children.https://t.co/iMhvcJpVL8

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, was similarly outraged and penned a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche that same day calling for action.

The incident took place in late 2024, when Abbas was in a relationship with the victim, Jona Affholder, after separating from his wife.

When Affholder informed Abbas on Dec. 7, 2024, that she was pregnant, he told her to get an abortion, though she did not want one.

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The next day, Abbas acquired pills from an out-of-state telemedicine abortion provider and used his estranged wife’s information to do so, using his own credit card, email address, and delivery address. Three days later, the drugs arrived.

On Dec. 18, when Affholder was staying the night, she woke up to Abbas on top of her as he held her down and forced a........

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