abortion rights

Democratic council member joins race for Indiana's open US Senate seat

Brandon Smith

An Indianapolis City-County Council member is looking to become the Democratic candidate for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat in the 2024 election.

Reflecting on pre-Roe Indiana: "People don't remember how bad it was"

Bente Bouthier

Abortion rights have been a subject of politics and policy for decades. But Jude Wilkinson said she experienced first-hand how restrictive abortion laws can affect your health.

Thousands of people came to the Indiana Statehouse on Saturday, June 25, 2022, to advocate for abortion rights. A much smaller number also gathered to support the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to end the constitutional protections for abortion. Two 28-year-olds, Melissa Eleonora Mena-Schneller, right, and Austin, left, debate whether a woman should have the choice to end a pregnancy.

Indiana abortion rights groups plan more rallies, emphasize strategy

Brandon Smith

Indiana lawmakers are likely to ban abortion, possibly without exceptions, in a July 25 special session.

Abortion rights advocates on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the Indiana Statehouse during a protest against the U.S. Supreme Court decision to end constitutional protections for abortion

An abortion ban is likely in Indiana. Some doctors say women’s health will suffer

Sara Wittmeyer

Indiana has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the country. And the mortality rate for Black women in Indiana is higher than the national average.

Gov. Eric Holcomb isn’t saying much about what steps Indiana might take to ban abortion if the Supreme Court clears a path for that in the coming weeks

Holcomb won't say much about potential ban if Supreme Court ends abortion rights

Brandon Smith

Indiana lawmakers asked the governor in March to call a special session once the Supreme Court rules on abortion, allowing them to further restrict it.