Abbas allegedly ordered the chemical abortion pills Mifepristone and Misopristol using an out-of-state telemedical abortionist.
The Ohio medical board voted last week to suspend the license of a University of Toledo Medical Center surgery resident over allegations that he secretly obtained chemical abortion drugs and force-fed them to his pregnant girlfriend.
The board wrote in a November 5 letter that it had found “clear and convincing evidence” that the resident, Hassan-James Abbas, had violated Ohio medical codes and that his “continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public.”
“As a result, Dr. Abbas is no longer authorized to practice medicine and surgery in Ohio,” the letter adds.
Abbas began a romantic relationship with the woman, who is identified as “Patient 1,” in October 2024 after he separated from his wife. On December 7, Patient 1 made Abbas aware she was pregnant with his child. Abbas allegedly instructed her to get an abortion, and she refused.
The next day, according to the board investigation, Abbas allegedly ordered the chemical abortion pills Mifepristone and Misopristol using an out-of-state telemedical abortionist. He placed the order using his estranged wife’s name, date of birth, and driver’s license number without her knowledge or consent. Patient 1 was also unaware Abbas had obtained the abortion drugs.
He apparently placed the order using his own credit card, email address and delivery address.
On the same day that the medication was delivered, December 11, Patient 1 texted Abbas that she was suffering from severe nausea. He then prescribed her prescription medications used to reduce nausea and vomiting, a move that then established a patient-physician relationship.
In the days that followed, Abbas and Patient 1 communicated about her pregnancy and her first obstetric appointment scheduled for January 8.
On December 18, Patient 1 allegedly woke up at 4 a.m. to find Abbas on top of her. He then held her down and forced a crushed powder inside her mouth, according to the board. She was able to get away and run to the kitchen, where she called 911. Abbas allegedly took her phone and hung up the 911 call.
Patient 1 then drove to a hospital emergency department at 5:59 a.m., where she said she had been held down by the neck by a sexual partner after telling him she had a positive pregnancy test. “Pt states that he forced an unknown substance into her mouth. She shoved and scratched him off her and got away at kitchen)” the visit notes read. She was diagnosed with vaginal bleeding and the unborn baby did not survive.
When he was interviewed by state medical board staff on July 21, 2025, he allegedly admitted to researching and ordering Mifepristone and Misoprostol using his estranged wife’s personal identifying information.
He also admitted to the other aforementioned details of the story, including that he crushed the abortion medication for it to dissolve more quickly and that he did not follow the provided administration instructions. However, while he admitted to administering the abortion drugs, he claimed Patient 1 had agreed to take them.
The medical board found Abbas’s actions violated a number of rules around selling, giving away, personally furnishing, prescribing or administering drugs for other than legal and therapeutic purposes, and rules that govern the commission of acts that constitute felonies in Ohio, 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 a right to request a hearing within 30 days of the board’s decision. The board will decide whether to limit, revoke, permanently revoke, or suspend his license, or take other disciplinary action. It may also impose a civil penalty of up to $20,000.
Abbas was also recently placed on administrative leave from UTMC, according to WTOL 11, though the victim told the outlet the medical center had been made aware of the allegations at the beginning of the year and only just now acted on them by placing him on leave.
“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,” UTMC told WTOL 11. “The matter under investigation by the state is unrelated to his role at UToledo. UToledo holds its employees to the highest standards of professional conduct and will cooperate with the state medical board’s investigative processes.”
The allegations led SBA Pro-Life America to call on the FDA to end the Biden-era mail order abortion rule that removed the requirement for patients to pick up mifepristone in person at a clinic or medical office, instead allowing the pills to be sent through the mail or picked up at a certified pharmacy.
“We call on the FDA to end Joe Biden’s mail-order abortion rule today,” SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a statement. “This horrific case shows exactly how the policy endangers women and empowers abusers. This mother wanted to keep her baby – instead, she and her child were violently assaulted because the FDA allows dangerous abortion drugs to be ordered online with no oversight.
“Every day the FDA leaves Joe Biden’s radical Covid abortion drug policy in place, more unborn babies die and more women go to the ER. There is no excuse for continuing this reckless rule, which 7 out of 10 voters support ending. Abortion by mail, without ultrasounds, verification, or accountability, is putting women at risk and aiding predators. This mom deserved better – America deserves better.”