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.
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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.
Abortion providers reignite constitutional challenge to SEA 1 based on health-or-life exception, hospital requirement
The legal fight over Indiana’s new abortion law has reignited in the Monroe Circuit Court, where abortion providers are once again asking for an injunction against the law on Indiana constitutional grounds.
Democrats won big on abortion rights Tuesday. Here’s what the results say for the US going into 2024
Democrats had good news to celebrate in Tuesday’s off-year elections and more evidence that they can win races centered on the national debate over abortion. But the victories won’t be enough to make them feel secure heading into the presidential election.
Ohio is the lone state deciding an abortion rights question, providing hints for 2024 races
Ohio becomes the latest flashpoint on Tuesday in the nation’s ongoing battle over abortion access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to the procedure last year.
Rokita reprimanded for comments about Dr. Bernard
The Indiana Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded Attorney General Todd Rokita for comments he made about Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the OB-GYN at the center of a controversy over abortion rights in Indiana.
Federal judge dismisses Satanic Temple’s RFRA challenge to abortion law
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Satanic Temple, which sued state and local officials in an attempt to provide mail-order abortion drugs to its members who became pregnant.
Survey finds US abortions rose slightly overall after new restrictions started in some states
The total number of abortions provided in the U.S. rose slightly in the 12 months after states began implementing bans on them throughout pregnancy, a new survey finds.
This procedure is banned in the US. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio’s abortion amendment?
With Election Day closing in, anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily around a term for an abortion procedure that was once used later in pregnancy but isn’t legal in the U.S.
Quarterly abortions sink to 2019 levels, report says
Indiana abortion clinics and hospitals performed fewer than 2,000 abortions from April through June — the lowest since 2019, according to a new quarterly report.
In reopening summary judgment evidence in dispute over anti-abortion school club, judge feels ‘misled’
In reopening the window for the submission of evidence on whether a student who sued her school over a dispute about an anti-abortion club provided proper notice, a federal judge said she felt “misled” by the parties’ lack of candor.
Supreme Court justices taking the bench for first time since June
The justices are taking the bench at the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time since late June. Their new term begins Monday with ethics concerns swirling around the court.
Rokita seeks dismissal of Bernard-related discipline case hours after complaint is filed
Hours after the Disciplinary Commission filed a complaint against Attorney General Todd Rokita for comments he made about Dr. Caitlin Bernard, he is seeking dismissal of the case, arguing that the action violates separation of powers and free speech rights.