Articles tagged as: abortion
August 17, 2022
Remembering RFRA – Do businesses have the same influence now?
Many Indiana companies say the near-total abortion ban is bad for the economy – are lawmakers persuaded? WFYI’s Emilie Syberg spoke with Indiana Public Broadcasting Statehouse Bureau Chief Brandon Smith to compare the political moments.
Read MoreAugust 14, 2022
Community opposition to abortion ban: arts leaders draw a crowd
Some Indianapolis arts organizations joined forces Saturday to raise money to cover abortion-care costs, one week after lawmakers passed a near-total abortion ban in Indiana.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2022
South Bend’s lone abortion clinic to close when new state law takes effect
The Whole Woman's Health Clinic in South Bend -- the only one in Michiana that provides abortions -- will close next month when Indiana's new abortion ban takes effect.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2022
Democratic leaders, candidates speak against near-total abortion ban, hope to motivate voters for fall election
Democratic candidates for statewide offices on Tuesday warned about possible financial and health dangers from the Indiana's recent near-total abortion ban.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2022
Cummins Inc. opposes Indiana’s near-total abortion ban
Another large employer in Indiana – power technology corporation Cummins – opposes the state's new near-total abortion law.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2022
Why weren't abortion restrictions decided by a ballot question in Indiana?
A lot of Hoosiers want to know why theres not a public question about abortion on the ballot this November, especially after a high-profile Kansas referendum last week.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2022
Indiana's near-total abortion ban is now law, takes effect Sept. 15
Indiana Republican lawmakers voted Friday to force thousands more people to give birth every year in a state with some of the worst maternal and infant mortality rates in the country.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2022
Indiana House Republicans approve near-total abortion ban
Indiana House Republicans voted to ban nearly all abortions Friday, with limited exceptions.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2022
Their mentor was attacked. Now young OB-GYNs may leave Indiana
When an Indiana abortion provider was attacked by pundits and political leaders, the vitriol hit home for medical residents at Indianas largest teaching hospital. Many of these young doctors were certain they wanted to practice in Indiana after training. Lately, some have felt more ambivalent.
Read MoreAugust 4, 2022
Indiana lawmakers vote to keep exceptions from abortion ban
A deeply divided Indiana House voted Thursday to keep exceptions in cases of rape or incest in a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state.
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