Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion
Voters in Arizona and Montana will be able to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitutions.
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Potential threats to IVF push political novices into election-year advocacy
“I remember thinking, this is the only way I was able to become a mother,” Gomez told Stateline. She and her husband went through years of fertility treatments and multiple rounds of IVF before the birth of their daughter in 2016. Without freezing her embryos and going through IVF, she said, “I would not be a mom. My 8-year-old would not be here.”
Rokita dismisses IU Health privacy case
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has dismissed a case his office brought against IU Health after a judge’s ruling found the case lacking.
Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
Even as the Biden administration has publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022, an Associated Press analysis of federal hospital investigations has found.
US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access.
Anti-abortion group argues that Indiana health department’s abortion records must be public
In defense of its lawsuit against the state health department, a South Bend-based anti-abortion group doubled down in new court filings that related medical records do not compromise patient privacy and should be made available to the public.
Democrats hope Harris’ bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress and White House
President Joe Biden might not often use the word “abortion” when he talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade. But Vice President Kamala Harris sure does.
Indiana Department of Health seeks dismissal of abortion records lawsuit
The Indiana Department of Health is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit against the agency that was filed by an anti-abortion group over related records.
Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds
A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number support access to abortions for any reason, a new poll finds, highlighting a politically perilous situation for candidates who oppose abortion rights as the November election draws closer.
Kansas’ top court rejects 2 anti-abortion laws, bolstering a state right to abortion access
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.
What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case?
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.
Hoosier voters oppose strict abortion ban, new poll finds
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.
Here’s the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion
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.
Rokita, 12 other states file amicus brief in fight over Noblesville High School anti-abortion club
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.
Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over
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 Department of Health denied first-choice attorneys by AG in abortion records lawsuit
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.
Donald Trump tells anti-abortion Christian group in Indy to stand up for ‘innocent life’
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.
Indiana’s abortion ban back in the hands of judge after closing arguments
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.
Testimony begins in case against Indiana’s strict abortion ban
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.
Tennessee governor OKs penalizing adults who help minors receive abortions, gender-affirming care
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.