Kansas’ highest court on Friday struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care professionals and a ban on a common second-trimester procedure, reaffirming its stance that the state constitution protects abortion access.
The Supreme Court appears ready to rule that hospitals in Idaho may provide medically necessary abortions to stabilize patients at least for now, despite the state’s strict abortion law, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on Wednesday to the court’s website and obtained by Bloomberg News.
A new poll by Our Choice Coalition, an abortion-rights political action committee, shows 64% of surveyed Hoosiers believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases and 58% believe Indiana’s current abortion ban is too restrictive.
Protecting access to abortion has emerged as a key theme in the campaigns of Democrats, including President Joe Biden in his reelection bid. Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has said states should decide whether to restrict abortions.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has joined 12 other states in filing an amicus brief supporting a Noblesville teenager who started an anti-abortion club and argued the states have an interest in protecting student speech.
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in the majority of U.S. abortions on Thursday, though abortion opponents say the ruling won’t be the last word in the fight over mifepristone.
Indiana law specifically stipulates that no state agency can hire an attorney to represent it and the state without written consent from the attorney general.
The former president and presumptive Republican nominee’s pre-recorded message praised the work of those attending the event hosted by The Danbury Institute, which is meeting in Indianapolis in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Abortion providers asserted during closing arguments Friday that narrow medical exemptions and a hospital requirement under the state’s near-total abortion ban deprive Hoosiers of their constitutional right to get the procedure when necessary to protect their health.
The lawsuit comes almost a year after the state Supreme Court upheld the ban but left the door open for Hoosiers to sue over specific parts of the law.
Last year, Idaho became the first state to enact the so-called ” abortion trafficking” law, but a federal judge has since temporarily blocked the law after reproductive rights groups sued to challenge it.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District Court of Indiana ruled Wednesday that a 2017 state law prohibiting healthcare providers from providing certain information about abortion to minors violates the First Amendment.
A three-day bench trial scheduled for later this month will put Hoosier abortion providers and the state attorney general’s office back in court as the battle over Indiana’s near-total abortion ban continues. Already in contention, however, is whether certain testimony and internal hospital documents entered as exhibits in the case should become public.
Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion did not settle the issue.
The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Wednesday over whether state abortion bans enacted after its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade can extend to medical emergencies.
The regulations provide guidance for employers and workers on how to implement the law, which passed with robust bipartisan Congressional support in December 2022 but sparked controversy last year when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission included abortions in its draft rules.
Indiana allows so few abortions that health officials stopped releasing individual reports to protect patient privacy — a move some Republicans are now fighting to reverse. The Republicans, including prominent candidates for office this year, want access to reports detailing each abortion still performed in the state. Advocates for abortion rights and some state officials […]
The former president called on Arizona lawmakers to change the law that criminalizes nearly all abortions.
Former President Donald Trump said he believes abortion should be left to the states in a video released Monday morning outlining his position after months of mixed messages and speculation.
Ken Falk, ACLU of Indiana legal director, said the appeals court decision reflects the “clear directive” that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act “protects religious freedom for all Hoosiers.” The Indiana Attorney General’s Office did not immediately respond to Indiana Lawyer’s request for comment on whether the state would appeal the decision.