Hassan-James Abbas, a 32-year-old surgery resident at the University of Toledo, was accused in Ohio of forcibly placing crushed abortion pills into his girlfriend's mouth while she slept, after learning she was pregnant.

According to court and State Medical Board documents, Abbas obtained mifepristone and misoprostol—the two drugs used for medical abortions—in his ex-wife's name, using a prescription issued after a telemedicine consultation. Authorities say he crushed the medications to administer them more quickly.

The victim recounted that she woke up on the night of December 18, 2024, with Abbas on top of her, holding her down and pushing the powdered medication into her mouth.

“I just lay there wondering if he was going to kill me,” she told WTOL 11.

The woman managed to break free, run to the kitchen, and call 911. At the hospital, she was informed that the pregnancy had been terminated.

A recent relationship and a violent reaction

The woman had only been in a relationship with Abbas for two months when she told him she was pregnant. What she expected to be good news turned into insults and shouting, according to her testimony. Only then did she learn that Abbas was still married, although separated.

Later, he tried to convince her to have an abortion. When she refused, he allegedly decided to resolve the matter by force.

Medical board documents indicate that Abbas admitted to crushing the pills and altering their administration. He also confessed to using his wife's information to obtain the medication.

The Medical Operation and the Complaint

After the 911 call, the victim was evaluated for vaginal bleeding and gave details of the attack. According to the medical report, she described how Abbas held her by the neck while forcing the substance into her mouth.

He, for his part, claimed that the woman voluntarily agreed to take the medication, an argument dismissed by the board.

The fetus was due to be born in August 2025.

License suspended and a long list of charges

After reviewing the case, the Ohio State Medical Board suspended his license and concluded that Abbas violated multiple professional codes, including: providing medication without a proper prescription, using someone else's information to obtain drugs, administering substances without consent, and endangering the patient's life.

At the criminal level, he faces charges of kidnapping, tampering with evidence, illegal distribution of an abortifacient drug, identity fraud, disruption of public utilities, and deception to obtain a dangerous drug.

He was formally charged on November 5 and is scheduled to appear in court on December 19.

The incident adds to a growing list of cases in the United States in which abortifacient drugs have been used without consent.

Activists have stated that these acts constitute a form of reproductive violence and coercion, and have called for greater oversight of telemedicine prescriptions for abortions and access to these medications. The victim, whose name is being withheld, continues to receive psychological and legal support as the legal process proceeds.