Jun 1, 2005 / 22:00 pm
The Catholic League is urging New York legislators to adopt a law that would require abortion providers to report incidents of child sexual abuse to authorities.
Catholic League president William Donohue said he is taking action in response to a recent situation in Indiana.
On March 1, the Medicaid fraud control unit of the Indiana attorney general’s office seized some medical records of Planned Parenthood clinics.
The seizure was authorized to determine “whether or not children were neglected by virtue of a failure to report instances of child molestation to the proper authorities.” In Indiana, anyone who is under 14 and is sexually active is considered a sexual abuse victim, and health care providers are required to report such cases to the authorities