abortion ban

Hoosier Abbey Hall shared her abortion story — from conception to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Illinois — with the Indiana Capital Chronicle. The Carmel mother of two never expected to need the reproductive health care procedure.

In her words: Traveling to Illinois for abortion care

Joanie Dugan

Hoosier Abbey Hall shared her abortion story — from conception to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Illinois — with the Indiana Capital Chronicle.

The Indiana Supreme Court is considering whether the state should have to pay costs after a federal civil jury found a Department of Natural Resources officer's false statements caused a woman's false arrest.

Judicial retention votes are attracting more attention than usual. Here’s what you need to know.

Joanie Dugan

An effort to remove three Indiana Supreme Court justices who upheld Indiana’s abortion ban is causing a stir this year.

One provider said her appointments now include helping people understand the different types of care they can still access.

Medical providers say Indiana's near-total abortion ban changed how they discuss birth control

Abigail Ruhman

One provider said her appointments now include helping people understand the different types of care they can still access.

Providers said Indiana's law makes patients' health care more difficult when "the legislature of the state of Indiana" is also in the exam room.

Providers, patients work to navigate access to care in near-total abortion ban's first year

Abigail Ruhman

Indiana’s near-total abortion ban went into effect a year ago, cutting off access for most Hoosiers.

Indiana already has some of the worst infant and maternal mortality rates in the country. However, some researchers are concerned that the number of deaths and complications will increase under the near-total ban.

Data will need time to reflect Indiana's near-total abortion ban effects, expert says

Abigail Ruhman

Researchers are concerned the number of deaths and complications will increase under the near-total abortion ban.

Hoosier voters oppose strict abortion ban, new poll finds

The survey, conducted in May among 1,275 registered voters in Indiana, is nearly equally divided among Democrats and Republicans as well as by gender and age.

First day of trial to challenge Indiana's abortion law focuses on 'health or life' exception

Abigail Ruhman

The amended lawsuit from a group of abortion providers seeks to “broaden and clarify” when an abortion is considered legal in Indiana.

The centers are providing vasectomy services in the spaces previously used for abortion care before Indiana’s near-total abortion ban.

Planned Parenthood expands vasectomy services to increase birth control options after abortion ban

Abigail Ruhman

The centers are providing vasectomy services in the spaces previously used for abortion care before Indiana’s near-total abortion ban.

Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act was passed in 2015 and is a legal test for determining whether a state law can burden a person's exercise of their religious beliefs.

Appeals court hears arguments in religious freedom challenge to Indiana abortion ban

Brandon Smith

Hoosiers are a step closer to finding out whether Indiana’s abortion ban illegally clashes with the state’s religious freedom guarantees.

Anti-abortion and abortion rights activists line up on the Indiana Statehouse steps on July 25, 2022, as state lawmakers work on a near-total abortion ban.

Indiana abortions drop steeply after ban goes into effect — but don’t hit zero

The law, which strips clinics of their licenses, includes several narrow exceptions: for the mother’s life or physical health, fatal fetal anomalies, and victims of rape or incest.