Indiana Bill Tracker: Senate Passes Immigration And Transgender Bathroom Bill. What Else Moved
It was a week for the culture wars, from abortion pills to the death penalty to which bathrooms transgender students can use.
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Indiana Abortion-Inducing Drug Ban Passes Senate, Heads To House
Legislation that would let anyone sue over the illegal use of abortion-inducing drugs in Indiana – with the potential to earn at least $100,000 a pop – cleared the Senate on Tuesday in a 35-10 vote, largely along party lines.
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Appeals Court Blocks Indiana Release Of Abortion Records
The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld an order blocking the release of terminated pregnancy reports by the Indiana Department of Health, ruling that the documents are protected as confidential patient medical records under state law.
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Religious Freedom Lawsuit Against Indiana Abortion Ban Nears Decision
Three years to the day after a preliminary injunction first paused parts of Indiana’s near-total abortion ban for a limited group of Hoosiers with religious objections, a Marion County court heard final arguments Tuesday, Dec. 2 over whether the law violates the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Read MoreAppeals Court Upholds Indiana Abortion Ban
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling by a trial court judge upholding the state’s near-total abortion ban, specifically provisions relating to medical providers and potential exemptions.Â
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146 Abortions In 2024, Indiana Ban’s First Full Year
An Indiana Department of Health report released in April shows a total of 146 abortions occurred in 2024 — a 98% decrease from 2022.
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Marion County Judge Blocks Abortion Records Release
For the second time, a Marion County judge has ruled that Indiana’s Department of Health cannot release abortion records known as terminated pregnancy reports for public release.
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Judicial Retention Votes Are Attracting More Attention Than Usual. Here’s What You Need To Know.
Judicial retention is usually a foregone conclusion during election season, but an effort to remove three Indiana Supreme Court justices who upheld Indiana’s abortion ban is causing a stir this year.
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‘Three-Stop Train’: Judge Considers Dismissal In Abortion Records Case As Parties Ready Appeals
A Marion County judge on Friday heard attorneys wrestle over the definition of a medical record as he prepared to either dismiss an abortion records lawsuit or let it move forward.
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Hoosier Voters Oppose Strict Abortion Ban, New Poll Finds
A new poll by Our Choice Coalition, an abortion-rights political action committee, shows 64% of surveyed Hoosiers believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases and 58% believe Indiana’s current abortion ban is too restrictive.
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ACLU Of Indiana Participate In Lawsuit Against Indiana’s Abortion Ban Exceptions
Nearly one year after Indiana’s abortion ban took effect, UCLA of Indiana is participating in a legal challenge to the ban brought by Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai‘i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, All-Options, Inc, and Dr. Amy Caldwell.
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Contention Brews In Ongoing Indiana Abortion Ban Lawsuit Over Confidential Documents
A three-day bench trial scheduled for later this month will put Hoosier abortion providers and the state attorney general’s office back in court as the battle over Indiana’s near-total abortion ban continues.
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17 Abortions Meet Exceptions Under Ban, New Report Shows
Seventeen women had abortions in Indiana since the state ban officially went into effect Aug. 21 – with the majority falling under an exception for a lethal fetal anomaly.
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Indiana Attorneys Debate Overreach, Obligation To ‘Protect Unborn’ In Latest Abortion Ban Hearing
Does Indiana’s near-total abortion ban violate some Hoosiers’ religious freedom?
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House Preserves Exception For Rape, Incest In Abortion Ban
House lawmakers on Thursday, Aug. 4, defeated amendments seeking to eliminate the exceptions for rape, incest and fatal fetal anomalies in a proposed abortion ban and redefined the exception for life of the mother to protect well-meaning physicians.
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Indiana Lawmakers Propose Abortion Ban With Narrow Exceptions
By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s Republican supermajority will seek to ban virtually all abortions in the state, only leaving narrow exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. A bill unveiled by Senate Republican leadership Wednesday would not allow a grace period … Read More