Articles tagged as: abortion rights
April 15, 2024
Both Democratic U.S. Senate candidates cite abortion rights as major impetus for their campaigns
Both of Indiana's Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate said they're running to help restore abortion rights.
Read MoreNovember 8, 2023
Abortion rights win big in 2023 elections, again
Voters in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky signaled support for abortion rights, even where it wasn't directly on the ballot, more than a year after the Supreme Court rolled them back.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2023
Nationwide Legal abortions didn’t fall in the first year after Dobbs
One year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion, the number of legal abortions actually increased nationwide, according to a new report by the Society of Family Planning.
Read MoreAugust 30, 2023
Hospitals close-lipped on post-rape abortion policies
Indiana’s largest hospital systems are opaque on their policies for post-rape abortions — or flatly deny the prospect as “elective” — drawing into question the effectiveness of the rape exemption written into the state’s newly effective abortion ban.
Read MoreJuly 30, 2023
Before Indiana’s near-total abortion ban goes back in effect this week, abortion rights advocates gather
Abortion rights supporters gathered Sunday in Indianapolis to voice their opposition to a near-total abortion ban that goes back into effect in Indiana on Tuesday.
Read MoreJuly 20, 2023
Abortion rights advocates decry Republican attorneys general seeking patient abortion information
In a recent letter, a group of state attorneys general including Indianas Todd Rokita oppose a potential federal rule that would shield the private health information of people who access abortion in states where its legal.
Read MoreJune 27, 2023
Senate Democrats say GOP attack on abortion rights has Hoosiers 'confused and intimidated'
Senate Democrats say Republican attacks on abortion access since the Supreme Court decision ending guaranteed abortion rights have left Hoosiers uncomfortable, confused and intimidated.
Read MoreJuly 26, 2022
Indiana doctor says she has been harassed for giving an abortion to a 10-year-old
The harassment began soon after her young patient became flashpoint in the national debate over abortion, Dr. Caitlin Bernard told NPR. "It's honestly been very hard for me, for my family," she said.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2022
Indiana's AG could face a lawsuit by the abortion provider for 10-year-old rape victim
Dr. Caitlin Bernard has threatened to sue Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita for "false and misleading statements" he made after she provided a medication abortion for the girl from Ohio.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2022
Hoosiers rally for abortion rights on day special session was supposed to begin
Dozens of Hoosiers rallied outside the Statehouse Wednesday to keep the fire burning in support of abortion rights.
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