An Ohio man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl whose case drew national attention following a doctor's comments that the child had to travel to Indiana for an abortion, an account that had led some prominent Republicans -- including Ohio's attorney general and a congressman -- to suggest it was fabricated.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb sidestepped taking a stance Tuesday on how far the Republican-dominated Legislature should go in restricting abortions when state lawmakers begin a special session in less than two weeks.

Abortion rights groups plan to hold more rallies and letter-writing campaigns ahead of the Indiana legislatures special session.

House Minority Leader Phil GiaQuinta (D-Fort Wayne) was in Washington, D.C., Friday to join Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable on abortion access. He was invited along with other state legislators from states with Republican-controlled statehouses.

The most common second-trimester abortion procedure is now largely banned in Indiana after a federal judge undid her order that had blocked a 2019 state law.

A federal judge is allowing an Indiana law largely banning a second-trimester abortion procedure to take effect following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to end constitutional protection for abortion.

Across the state, health officials and legal experts are waiting to see what abortion restrictions will be introduced in Indiana after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

An annual report from the Indiana Department of Health shows 8,414 abortions were performed in the state during 2021.

A researcher who studies the long-term consequences of unwanted pregnancy on peoples lives expects abortion bans will cause the greatest hardship to people with the fewest resources.

For now, the Whole Womans Health clinic in South Bend is open and operating but it could soon be forced to close if the state legislature bans the procedure.