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.

An individual’s digital data could be used as evidence in future abortion cases. Apps that track periods, as well as location services, could be used to target anyone aiding in or needing an abortion.

Researchers release Hoosier Abortion Access Study ahead of expected passage of Indiana restrictions.

Michigan officials and abortion rights activists have mobilized around a tier of strategies: in the courts, on the campaign trail and at the ballot box this November.

A decision from the U.S. Supreme Court this summer could remove federal protections for abortion across the U.S. Most of the Midwest and about half of all states are certain or likely to ban or severely restrict access to abortion if given the chance.

Overturning Roe v. Wade, as a leaked draft document indicates the U.S. Supreme Court might do, would end the constitutional right to an abortion. For Michigan OB-GYN Lisa Harris, the leak confirmed she needed to double down.

What little public polling there is on abortion in Indiana shows that a large majority of Hoosiers oppose an abortion ban that doesn’t allow exceptions – like in cases of rape, incest or when the life of the pregnant person is at risk.