Articles tagged as: abortion
December 28, 2022
What is the exception for the life of the pregnant person in Indiana’s abortion ban?
Indiana's abortion ban contains language that allows an exception for the life of the pregnant person. One listener was curious about the specific provisions this carried.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2022
Indiana GOP legislative leaders say no big abortion bills in 2023 session
Indiana Republican legislative leaders say they're not prepared to enact any significant abortion legislation in the 2023 session.
Read MoreDecember 27, 2022
State lawsuits defend abortion access with religious freedom
The Dobbs v. Jackson ruling left abortion rights up to the states. As a result, lower courts in at least five states, including Indiana, have issued rulings in abortion-related religious freedom lawsuits.
Read MoreNovember 30, 2022
Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10-year-old's abortion
Indiana's Republican attorney general on Wednesday asked the state medical licensing to discipline a Indianapolis doctor who has spoken publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio after its more-restrictive abortion law took effect.
Read MoreNovember 28, 2022
A majority of Hoosiers support broad abortion rights, despite General Assembly's ban
More than 80 percent of Hoosiers believe an abortion ban should have at least some exceptions. And more than half say abortion should be legal in most cases.
Read MoreNovember 21, 2022
Arguments center on privacy laws, reporting in case to block AG from patient records over abortion
Arguments continued Monday afternoon in Dr. Caitlin Bernard's lawsuit to halt Attorney General Todd Rokita's subpoenas for patient information and medical records from the doctor.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2022
Judge hears arguments in Dr. Bernard's motion to block AG Rokita from accessing patient records
Arguments were heard Friday morning on Dr. Caitlin Bernards preliminary injunction to halt Attorney General Todd Rokitas subpoenas for patient information and medical records from the doctor.
Read MoreNovember 3, 2022
Abortion care provider sues Attorney General Todd Rokita over 'improper' investigations
Dr. Caitlin Bernard is suing Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita over his investigation into the abortion care she provided to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio.
Read MoreNovember 2, 2022
Indiana Democrats pin legislative gains on abortion debate
Even before Republican legislators this summer made Indiana the first state to pass an abortion ban since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democrats started urging angry voters to take their revenge at the ballot box.
Read MoreOctober 12, 2022
Abortion stays legal in Indiana through end of 2022; state Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban
Abortion will remain legal in Indiana through at least the end of the year.
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