Abortion ban bill won’t be heard in Indiana House committee
A key Indiana House panel won’t consider a contentious attempt to ban abortions, its chairman said Thursday, meaning the measure likely is dead this session.
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Conservative Indiana lawmaker proposes state abortion ban
An Indiana Republican lawmaker says he will propose legislation next year that would effectively ban abortion in the state, despite a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a nationwide right to abortion.
Trump victory could imperil Roe v. Wade abortion ruling
Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide, could be in jeopardy under Donald Trump's presidency. If a reconfigured high court did overturn it, the likely outcome would be a patchwork map: some states protecting abortion access, others enacting tough bans, and many struggling over what new limits they might impose.
Trump win resets culture war debate on abortion, LGBT rights
For the combatants in America’s long-running culture wars, the triumph of Donald Trump and congressional Republicans was stunning — sparking elation on one side, deep dismay on the other.
Judge to hear bid to block Indiana abortion ultrasound law
A federal judge is set to hear arguments in Planned Parenthood’s bid to block a new Indiana mandate that women undergo an ultrasound at least 18 hours before having an abortion.
State brief cites religion in defending fetal-remains statute
The state is continuing to defend Indiana’s fetal-remains statute that a federal judge blocked after a U.S. Supreme Court decision this year reinforced prohibitions against laws restricting a woman’s right to abortion. The state is relying in part on “astonishing” religious practices to make its case.
Planned Parenthood asks judge to strike abortion law
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky has asked a federal judge to throw out abortion restrictions signed this year by Gov. Mike Pence that were blocked from taking effect July 1.
Judge sets November hearing on Indiana abortion mandate
A federal judge has set a November hearing on Planned Parenthood's bid to block a new Indiana mandate that women undergo an ultrasound at least 18 hours before having an abortion.
State won’t appeal order blocking abortion law
A federal judge’s order blocking a divisive and restrictive abortion law signed this year by Gov. Mike Pence will not be appealed, Indiana Lawyer has learned. The decision not to appeal at this time effectively punts a decision on a possible future appeal to new state office-holders to be elected in November.
Anti-abortion duo behind Planned Parenthood videos cleared
A Texas judge on Tuesday dismissed the last remaining charge against two California anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood.
Abortion bill author got unregistered PAC contribution, highlighting gaps in reporting
The author of an Indiana anti-abortion law struck down by a federal judge hours before it could take effect July 1 received a primary-eve campaign contribution whose source remains confused. It’s also unclear whether regulators will investigate.
‘Unprecedented’ law blocked, Planned Parenthood takes aim again
After a federal judge on June 30 blocked a restrictive new Indiana abortion law from taking effect, Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana vowed to take aim at other recent enactments that might infringe on the constitutional right. A week later, a fresh federal lawsuit targeted another Indiana abortion law passed this year.
Planned Parenthood challenges new pre-abortion ultrasound law
A new Indiana law requiring women to have an ultrasound 18 hours before an abortion is being challenged in court by Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky.
Stricken Indiana abortion law ‘unprecedented,’ opponents say
Indiana’s strict anti-abortion legislation that Gov. Mike Pence signed this year was “unprecedented” in scope and in its rejection of long-established federal law, said opponents who succeeded in blocking the law from taking effect.
Judge blocks Indiana abortion law
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Indiana’s restrictive new abortion law from taking effect Friday.
Supreme Court rejects pharmacists’ religious rights appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal from Washington state pharmacists who said they have religious objections to dispensing Plan B or other emergency contraceptives.
Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Texas’ widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics in the court’s biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century.
Abortion, race, immigration among last Supreme Court cases
It happens every June. The Supreme Court of the United States nears the finish line with the most contentious cases still to be resolved.
Judge: Indiana abortion law may infringe on women’s rights
A federal judge weighing whether to block a new Indiana law banning abortions sought because of a fetus’ genetic abnormalities sounded skeptical of the measure during a Tuesday hearing, saying it may infringe on some women’s right to an abortion.
Indiana urges judge to reject bid to block new abortion law
Attorneys for the state of Indiana are urging a federal judge to reject Planned Parenthood's bid to block a new state law mandating that aborted fetuses be buried or cremated.