Suspended doctor accused of forcing abortion drugs on girlfriend against her will

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - A Toledo doctor is facing criminal charges and has had his medical license suspended.

The State Medical Board of Ohio suspended the medical license for Hassan-James Abbas, M.D., according to records from the agency.

Abbas, a surgical resident at the University of Toledo, was placed on administrative leave after the license was suspended on Nov. 5, a spokesperson confirmed.

Abbas allegedly used his estranged wife’s information to order abortion drugs for his girlfriend, then forced her to ingest them against her will.

A Lucas County Grand Jury has indicted him on charges of abduction, tampering with evidence, disrupting public services, unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, identity fraud and deception to obtain a dangerous drug.

The notice from the medical board said Abbas began sleeping with a person identified as “patient 1” when he separated from his wife in October 2024. She told Abbas she was pregnant in December. He wanted the girlfriend to get an abortion, but she didn’t want to, the letter said.

The day after Abbas learned of the pregnancy, the medical board claims he ordered prescription abortion medication from an out-of-state provider using his estranged wife’s information, without her knowledge or consent. He paid for it with his own credit card.

Several days later, after the abortion medicine arrived, the girlfriend stayed the night at Abbas’ home. The board said she woke up at one point to find Abbas on top of her, holding her down and forcing crushed powder inside her bottom lip with his fingers.

The letter added that she fought to get away and ran to the kitchen to call 911, but Abbas took the phone and hung up the call. She went to the hospital, where she was charted as an assault victim.

During an interview with medical board staff, Abbas admitted to all of those claims except how the ingestion of the drugs unfolded, according to the documents.

Abbas admitted to administering the crushed pills to the girlfriend, but told the medical board staff she had agreed to take them.

After the alleged incident, Abbas admitted to throwing the remainder of the crushed pills out the window on his way to work, the documents said.

There are no known previous criminal charges for Abbas at this time.

The University of Toledo is cooperating with the investigation into the matter, a spokesperson said.

Abbas can request a hearing on the medical license suspension before Dec. 5.