Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes ‘too far’ and defends the overturning of Roe v. Wade
The former president called on Arizona lawmakers to change the law that criminalizes nearly all abortions.
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Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban and says it should be left to the states
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.
Appeals court upholds injunction against Indiana abortion ban but wants it to be more limited
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.
Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone
In nearly 90 minutes of arguments, a consensus appeared to emerge that the abortion opponents who challenged the FDA’s approval of the medication, mifepristone, and subsequent actions to ease access to it lack the legal right, or standing, to sue.
Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication
The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy.
Trump suggests he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy
Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing for the first time support for a specific limit on the procedure.
Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions
Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest was introduced Monday in the GOP-dominated House, as lawmakers wrangle with an issue at the forefront of last year’s campaign for governor.
Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling
When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind.
Details of conditional agreement between Rokita, Disciplinary Commission unsealed
In agreeing on a public reprimand for Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission looked to the prior discipline of another elected official.
IDOH to withhold individual terminated pregnancy reports
The Indiana Department of Health will no longer release individual terminated pregnancy reports following the state’s near-total abortion ban. It will still release aggregated reports.
Bill providing fetus tax exemptions draws committee testimony
A proposed bill that would provide tax exemptions for fetuses drew testimony from pro-abortion-rights and anti-abortion advocates Tuesday — even though the bill admittedly will not become law this year.
Prof’s abortion-related defamation lawsuit against Notre Dame student publication dismissed
A Notre Dame University professor’s defamation lawsuit against a student newspaper related to her abortions-rights advocacy was dismissed Monday.
17 abortions meet exceptions under ban, new report shows
Seventeen women had abortions in Indiana since a state ban officially went into effect Aug. 21 — with the majority falling under an exception for a lethal fetal anomaly.
Supreme Court will rule on limits on commonly used abortion medication
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, its first abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade last year.
Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion
A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. states since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.
Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get abortion despite state’s ban
A Texas judge on Thursday gave a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge over bans that more than a dozen states have enacted since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
COA focuses on compelling interest, exceptions to abortion ban in arguments on RFRA injunction
The fate of an injunction against Indiana’s near-total abortion ban on religious freedom grounds is now in the hands of the Court of Appeals of Indiana, which heard arguments in the case on Wednesday.
Oral arguments in RFRA challenge to abortion ban set for Wednesday
The Court of Appeals of Indiana is set to hear oral arguments next week in a two-part challenge to Indiana’s near-total abortion ban under the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Committee provides updates on Medicaid programs for aging, maternal health
An estimated 130,000 Hoosiers over the age of 60 using Medicaid will receive notices in early 2024 advising them to choose a Managed Care Entity (MCE) to coordinate their health coverage under the state’s Pathways for Aging program.
Satanic Temple appeals dismissal of RFRA challenge to Indiana abortion law
The Satanic Temple is headed back to court as it appeals the dismissal of its challenge to Indiana’s abortion ban.