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Doctor who forced abortion pills on girlfriend gets 6-month sentence
An Ohio doctor who forced his girlfriend to take the abortion pill against her will has received a sentence of just six months in jail, along with two years probation.
In December 2024, Dr. Hassan-James Abbas of Toledo, Ohio, forced abortion pills into a woman he was dating.
He used his estranged wife's information to order the pills online.
In May, he pleaded no contest to four felony charges as part of a plea deal. Two other felony charges were dismissed.
He was sentenced on September 11 to six months in jail, followed by two years probation.
Live Action News previously reported the story of Hassan-James Abbas, a Toledo, Ohio, doctor who, despite being married, began a sexual relationship with a patient in October 2024. In December, the woman discovered she was pregnant. Abbas was not happy when she told him the news.
"I just told him that 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," the woman said. "He called me on the phone and was screaming at me, just erratic behavior that I have never seen before."
The woman reported that on one occasion, she visited Abbas at his home, where he repeatedly offered her drinks. She refused, calling it unusual behavior. She then fell asleep, awaking to discover him on top of her, forcing a powdery substance, which she believed was the abortion pill, into her mouth.
When she tried to call 911, he took the phone from her and hung it up.
"I laid there and I went back and forth on if he was gonna kill me, you know. That was my biggest thought was that he was going to kill me," she said.
Several hours later, the woman was able to drive herself to the hospital.
It was later determined that Abbas had obtained the abortion pill online, using his estranged wife's information.
In December 2025, a Lucas County Grand Jury indicted Abbas on six felonies, including felony charges of abduction, unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, disrupting public services, deception to obtain a dangerous drug, identity fraud, and tampering with evidence.
In May, he pleaded no contest to four of the six felonies: disrupting public services, unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, identity fraud and deception to obtain a dangerous drug. It was part of a plea deal, which saw the felony charges of abduction and tampering with evidence dropped.
As explained by WTOL, "A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but it allows the court to determine guilt based on the facts presented by prosecutors."
On September 11, Judge Joseph McNamara sentenced Hassan to six months in prison, followed by two years of probation. During sentencing, he called Hassan's actions “incredibly selfish and horrible," and dismissed the defense's claim that the woman had wanted an abortion.
“I’m glad you apologized to the victim, but the majority of your statement was about you and the impact this has had on you," he told Hassan. "...If the victim needed to have an abortion, she did not need you to use your wife’s identity to obtain the drugs for her.”
Allowing mail-order abortion pills has resulted in an influx of women who have been victimized after abusive men ordered the abortion pills and then either forced, tricked, or coerced them into taking the pills against their will.
These situations will not stop until mail-order abortion pill distribution is outlawed.
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Doctor who forced abortion pills on girlfriend gets 6-month sentence
An Ohio doctor who forced his girlfriend to take the abortion pill against her will has received a sentence of just six months in jail, along with two years probation.
In December 2024, Dr. Hassan-James Abbas of Toledo, Ohio, forced abortion pills into a woman he was dating.
He used his estranged wife's information to order the pills online.
In May, he pleaded no contest to four felony charges as part of a plea deal. Two other felony charges were dismissed.
He was sentenced on September 11 to six months in jail, followed by two years probation.
Live Action News previously reported the story of Hassan-James Abbas, a Toledo, Ohio, doctor who, despite being married, began a sexual relationship with a patient in October 2024. In December, the woman discovered she was pregnant. Abbas was not happy when she told him the news.
"I just told him that 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," the woman said. "He called me on the phone and was screaming at me, just erratic behavior that I have never seen before."
The woman reported that on one occasion, she visited Abbas at his home, where he repeatedly offered her drinks. She refused, calling it unusual behavior. She then fell asleep, awaking to discover him on top of her, forcing a powdery substance, which she believed was the abortion pill, into her mouth.
When she tried to call 911, he took the phone from her and hung it up.
"I laid there and I went back and forth on if he was gonna kill me, you know. That was my biggest thought was that he was going to kill me," she said.
Several hours later, the woman was able to drive herself to the hospital.
It was later determined that Abbas had obtained the abortion pill online, using his estranged wife's information.
In December 2025, a Lucas County Grand Jury indicted Abbas on six felonies, including felony charges of abduction, unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, disrupting public services, deception to obtain a dangerous drug, identity fraud, and tampering with evidence.
In May, he pleaded no contest to four of the six felonies: disrupting public services, unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, identity fraud and deception to obtain a dangerous drug. It was part of a plea deal, which saw the felony charges of abduction and tampering with evidence dropped.
As explained by WTOL, "A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but it allows the court to determine guilt based on the facts presented by prosecutors."
On September 11, Judge Joseph McNamara sentenced Hassan to six months in prison, followed by two years of probation. During sentencing, he called Hassan's actions “incredibly selfish and horrible," and dismissed the defense's claim that the woman had wanted an abortion.
“I’m glad you apologized to the victim, but the majority of your statement was about you and the impact this has had on you," he told Hassan. "...If the victim needed to have an abortion, she did not need you to use your wife’s identity to obtain the drugs for her.”
Allowing mail-order abortion pills has resulted in an influx of women who have been victimized after abusive men ordered the abortion pills and then either forced, tricked, or coerced them into taking the pills against their will.
These situations will not stop until mail-order abortion pill distribution is outlawed.
Live Action News is pro-life news and commentary from a pro-life perspective.
Our work is possible because of our donors. Please consider giving to further our work of changing hearts and minds on issues of life and human dignity.
Contact editor@liveaction.org for questions, corrections, or if you are seeking permission to reprint any Live Action News content.
Guest Articles: To submit a guest article to Live Action News, email editor@liveaction.org with an attached Word document of 800-1000 words. Please also attach any photos relevant to your submission if applicable. If your submission is accepted for publication, you will be notified within three weeks. Guest articles are not compensated (see our Open License Agreement). Thank you for your interest in Live Action News!
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