An Ohio surgeon is accused of forcibly administering abortion pills to his pregnant girlfriend while she slept, resulting in the loss of her pregnancy.
Hassan-James Abbas, 32, a surgical resident at the University of Toledo, allegedly obtained the abortion-inducing medication using his estranged wife’s name through a telemedicine provider. Officials say he then forced the pills into his girlfriend’s mouth last year.
“She got on top of me and put his fingers in my mouth,” the woman told WTOL 11. “I went back and forth in my head [wondering] if he was going to kill me. That was my biggest thought.” She survived the assault, but the medication ended her pregnancy.
The couple had been dating for only two months when she discovered she was pregnant in December 2024. After sharing the news with Abbas, he reportedly reacted with anger and revealed he was married but separated. Documents from the Ohio State Medical Board indicate he pressured her to terminate the pregnancy despite her desire to continue it.
The next day, Abbas allegedly obtained Mifepristone and Misoprostol in his wife’s name. On the night of December 18, the woman awoke to find Abbas restraining her and forcing crushed medication into her mouth. She managed to escape, called 911, and later drove herself to the hospital, where she learned her pregnancy had been terminated.
“[Patient] was held down by the neck by s3xual partner after telling him she had a positive pregnancy test. [Patient] states that he forced an unknown substance into her mouth. She shoved and scratched him off her and got away at kitchen,” the medical board said.
She was treated at the hospital for vaginal bleeding.
In July 2025, Abbas confessed to researching the drugs he ordered online and using the wife’s information to get them, according to the Medical Board.
“[Abbas] admitted to crushing the abortion medication for it to dissolve more quickly. You stated that you adjusted the medication administration and did not follow the instructions,” the documents said. However, he claimed that she agreed to take the drugs.
Abbas’ medical license was suspended after the board found he had violated several Ohio medical codes. He was also charged with abduction, tampering with evidence, unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, disrupting public services, identity fraud and deception to obtain a dangerous drug, all felonies.
He was indicted on Nov. 5 and is scheduled to be arraigned on Dec. 19.
