Unthinkable Crime: Doctor’s Deception and Force-Feeding Abortion Pills

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Former Ohio surgeon Hassan-James Abbas faces up to five years in prison after pleading no contest to force-feeding his pregnant girlfriend crushed abortion pills while she slept, ending their unborn child’s life against her will.[6][8]

Story Highlights

Abbas, a surgical resident, used his ex-wife’s identity to fraudulently obtain mifepristone and misoprostol abortion pills.[1][6]
He allegedly crushed the pills, pinned down his sleeping girlfriend on December 18, 2024, and shoved them into her mouth.[1][2][4]
The victim fought free, called 911, sought hospital care; pregnancy outcome remains unknown, but charges confirm harm.[2][4]
Abbas pleaded no contest to four felonies including unlawful distribution of abortion drugs and identity fraud.[1][6]
State Medical Board of Ohio suspended his license for conduct posing public harm.[1][2]

Relationship and Initial Deception

Hassan-James Abbas, a former surgical resident at the University of Toledo, began dating one of his patients in October 2024 after separating from his wife.[1][2] The woman informed Abbas in December 2024 that she was pregnant. Abbas suggested abortion, but she refused.[2][4] Days later, Abbas used his ex-wife’s name, birthdate, and driver’s license number to order one mifepristone pill and 12 misoprostol pills.[1][3] He then offered his girlfriend hot chocolate and tea, behavior prosecutors described as out of character.[1][3]

Violent Force-Feeding Incident

On December 18, 2024, Abbas invited the victim to his home. While she slept, Abbas crushed the abortion pills into powder.[1][2][4] He climbed on top of her, held her down against her will, and shoved the crushed pills into her mouth.[1][2][3][4][5] The woman freed herself and called 911. Abbas seized the phone and ended the call.[2][4][5] She fled to a hospital for care. Abbas then drove around, discarding remaining pills from his car window to evade investigators.[1][2][3]

Prosecutors charged Abbas with felonies including abduction, evidence tampering, disrupting public services, unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, identity fraud, and deception to obtain a dangerous drug.[6] Abbas admitted to investigators he ordered the pills but claimed the victim agreed to take them.[7]

Plea Deal and Professional Consequences

On Wednesday in May 2026, Abbas pleaded no contest in Lucas County Common Pleas Court to four felony charges: disrupting public services, unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, identity fraud, and deception to obtain a dangerous drug.[1][2][3][4][6] A no contest plea means Abbas did not admit guilt but acknowledged the prosecution’s facts as accurate for sentencing.[1][2][6] Prosecutors dropped abduction and evidence tampering charges in the plea agreement.[7] Abbas faces up to five years in prison at his June 2026 sentencing.[6][8]

Hassan-James Abbas has pleaded no contest after being accused of pinning down his pregnant girlfriend while she slept and forcibly shoving crushed abortion pills into her mouth and gums.
I'm sure something will be forced into him in his prison cell.

— The Colonel (@canfixstoopid) May 12, 2026

The State Medical Board of Ohio suspended Abbas’s medical license in November 2025, citing clear and convincing evidence of wrongdoing that posed immediate danger to public health.[1][2][6] This action underscores the betrayal of trust by a doctor sworn to protect life, especially an unborn child, aligning with conservative values defending family and the innocent from such reproductive coercion.[8]