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Indiana has a near-total abortion ban with a few other exceptions, including things like lethal fetal anomalies and serious health risks for the pregnant woman.
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States across the country improved policies and support for maternal mental health — but only slightly.
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Medicaid recipients in Indiana could have more access to birth control under legislation passed by a House committee. However, advocates said an amendment limits people’s options to just a few birth control methods.
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Two Indiana abortion providers filed a lawsuit in Marion County to stop the Indiana Department of Health from releasing individual terminated pregnancy reports.
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A multistate study showed vaccinating people for COVID-19 during pregnancy reduces health risks, but pregnant people in Indiana are less likely than people from other states to be vaccinated.
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According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a pregnant employee at Wabash National Corporation wanted to transfer to a role that did not require them to lie on their stomach.
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Indiana’s near-total abortion ban went into effect a year ago, cutting off access for most Hoosiers.
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Researchers are concerned the number of deaths and complications will increase under the near-total abortion ban.
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Indiana allows so few abortions that health officials stopped releasing individual reports to protect patient privacy — a move some Republicans are now fighting to reverse.
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Attorney General Todd Rokita claimed the reports should be released in their entirety for the sake of enforcement. Despite that, Rokita’s response to patient privacy concerns was that IDOH can redact information that could be used to identify patients.