Indiana – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

17 Sep

Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion

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Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion.

01 Aug

After yearlong fight, a near-total abortion ban is going into effect in Indiana

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"A sweeping ban on most abortions is scheduled to take effect today in Indiana. It would prohibit abortions at any point during pregnancy except if the woman's life or health is seriously at risk. Abortion would be permitted before 22 weeks of pregnancy if a "lethal fetal anomaly" is detected, or until 12 weeks of pregnancy in cases of rape or incest. Late Monday, Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers filed a last-minute legal request with the Indiana Supreme Court, asking the justices to rehear their previous legal challenge. The move may delay the law from taking effect by a…

23 Jul

Abortion rights supporters rally outside Indiana statehouse in protest of Senate Bill 1

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"Dozens of protestors gathered at the statehouse to call attention to the Indiana Supreme Court’s recent ruling on Senate Bill 1. SB1 bans abortion in the state of Indiana in all instances except for rape, incest and life and physical health of the mother...."

01 Jul

Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, says state constitution gives only limited protections

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"The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state's abortion ban doesn't violate the state constitution, removing a major hurdle to enforcing the ban Republicans approved last summer ahead of a wave of restrictions by conservative states in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The court’s decision, which does not put the ban immediately into effect, invalidates a county judge’s ruling that the ban likely violated the state constitution’s privacy protections, which she said are stronger than those found in the U.S. Constitution. That judge’s order has allowed abortions to continue in Indiana since September, despite the ban...."

07 Jun

Indiana abortion clinic closes amid ‘unnecessary’ restrictions

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A northern Indiana abortion clinic will close nearly a year after the state approved a ban on the practice, with “unnecessary” and “politically driven” restrictions on abortions forcing its closure, according to a Monday announcement. ADVERTISEMENT

04 Jun

OPINION: Column: Persecution of the abortion doctor who treated pregnant child was a shameful political farce

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"The first physician to publicly fall victim to the antiabortion madness that has followed the overturning of Roe vs. Wade was vindicated last month when Indiana medical officials ruled that she did not fail to report child abuse and was not unfit to practice medicine after providing abortion care to a 10-year-old and telling a reporter about it...."

25 May

Indiana doctor’s discipline hearing centers on privacy, reporting of Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion

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"...A hearing on possible disciplinary action opened Thursday for an Indianapolis doctor who spoke publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio, with finger pointing over how the case became a political flashpoint in the national abortion debate...."