Ohio Doctor Suspended After Forcing His Girlfriend to Take Abortion Pills

By: Steven Ertelt, originally published November 11, 2025, LifeNews.com

A University of Toledo Medical Center surgery resident has been suspended from practicing medicine in Ohio after admitting to secretly obtaining and administering abortion drugs to a pregnant woman.

The Ohio State Medical Board on November 5 issued an emergency suspension  of Dr. Hassan-James Abbas’ medical license, finding “clear and convincing evidence” that his actions posed “an immediate danger” to the public.

The board’s notice detailed Abbas’ alleged use of his estranged wife’s personal information to order the drugs and his subsequent forcible administration of them to his girlfriend, who had refused an abortion.

The woman, who is seeking a protective order against Abbas, described the ordeal as a violation of her autonomy and health.  And she’s concerned the University of Toledo didn’t take the abortion assault on her seriously.

“I think it’s important for people to know that UTMC says they hold their employees to the highest standards; however, they have had this information since the beginning of this year and they chose to still employ him and not place him on leave until now,” she told the AP.

Abbas, 32, began a romantic relationship with the woman, identified in board documents as Patient 1, after separating from his wife in October 2024. She informed him of her pregnancy, and he urged her to have an abortion, according to the board’s findings. She refused.

The next day, Abbas ordered mifepristone and misoprostol —the drugs used to kill babies in abortions— from an out-of-state abortion pill seller. He placed the order using his estranged wife’s name, date of birth and driver’s license number without her consent, while charging his own credit card and directing delivery to his address.

A week later, the woman awoke to find Abbas physically restraining her. He allegedly held her down, forced crushed abortion medication into her mouth and ignored her resistance. She fought free, fled to the kitchen and called 911, but Abbas seized her phone and ended the call, the board’s notice stated. A hang-up call was logged at 4:50 a.m.

The woman drove herself to a hospital emergency department, arriving at 5:59 a.m. Her chief complaint was documented as an assault.

In a July interview with board investigators, Abbas admitted researching and ordering the abortion drugs after learning of the pregnancy. He confessed to using his estranged wife’s identifying information without permission, crushing the pills to dissolve faster and deviating from administration instructions based on his own judgment.

Abbas claimed the woman had agreed to take the medication but acknowledged forcibly administering it around 4 a.m., taking her phone to end the 911 call and discarding the remaining pills by throwing them out his car window on the way to work

The board alleged Abbas violated Ohio law by prescribing and administering drugs for non-therapeutic purposes, committing felonies including identity fraud, deception to obtain a dangerous drug, unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, abduction, disrupting public services and tampering with evidence.

Abbas has 30 days to request a hearing. The board could revoke his license permanently, barring him from ever practicing in Ohio, and impose fines up to $20,000. The suspension passed with all members voting in favor except one abstention.

UTMC placed Abbas on administrative leave after the suspension.

“Dr. Hassan Abbas, a surgical resident at The University of Toledo, was placed on administrative leave after the State Medical Board of Ohio suspended his license on Wednesday, Nov. 5,” the hospital said in a statement.

Lucas County Sheriff’s Office search warrants from late December 2024 and early January 2025 targeted Abbas’ family home, citing suspicions of attempted murder, assault and disrupting public services. One warrant sought evidence related to the misoprostol purchase via Abbas’ computer. No criminal charges have been filed, Sheriff Mike Navarre said.

Ohio Right to Life Executive Director Carrie Snyder emailed LifeNews about the case:

“These allegations against the doctor are sickening and frightening, and highlight one of the many dangers women face from abortion drugs. Beyond the potential serious medical complications from taking the drugs, women face the unknown danger of a partner acquiring abortion pills and attempting to give them the drugs without their knowledge or consent.”

“If the allegations are true, this is attempted murder, plain and simple.”

“Radical activist judges in Ohio have continued to block Ohio laws that would limit easy access to abortion pills. They bear some responsibility for this. We look forward to the Ohio Supreme Court overturning the lower court ruling. In the meantime, Ohio Right to Life calls on the legislature to pass HB 324, the Patient Protection Act, which would prevent situations like this from happening by restoring common sense laws in the prescription of the dangerous abortion drug mifepristone. We will also pursue other ways to restore the protections of women which have been stripped away by judges who are subverting the will of Ohio voters.”

Steven Ertelt is the Founder and Editor of LifeNews.com.

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