UPDATE (August 23, 2023):
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Governor Eric Holcomb is defending the state’s near-total abortion ban but adds he expects debate over it to continue.
The Indiana Supreme Court certified its ruling from June on Monday, making the ban enforceable.
Holcomb quickly signed the bill after it was passed in August 2022 and says he does not expect Indiana will lose business or tourism due to it.
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UPDATE (August 22, 2023):
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana’s near-total ban on abortion is now in effect.
The Indiana Supreme Court announced Monday that it was denying a rehearing on the new abortion restrictions.
That decision was then certified, allowing the ban to begin. Abortion is now banned except to prevent the mother’s death, in cases of rape or incest up to 10 weeks into pregnancy, or in cases of fatal fetal anomalies up to 20 weeks into the pregnancy.
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UPDATE (August 3, 2023):
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The ACLU has succeeded at delaying the state of Indiana’s near-total ban on abortion. They filed an appeal of the law as it was to take effect this week.
The six abortion clinics in the state have stopped performing abortions despite the pause in the ban.
The law only allows for an abortion if the health of the mother is at risk or if it was the result of rape or incest.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana’s near-total ban on abortion is set to take effect on August 1.
This prohibits all abortions in the Hoosier state, with exceptions within a certain timeframe in cases of rape, incest, fetal abnormalities, or when the mother’s life is at risk.
Indiana was the first state to pass new abortion restrictions after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, but the ban was blocked by an Owen County judge. An Indiana Supreme Court ruling last month determined the ban does not violate Indiana’s constitution.
However, the American Civil Liberties Union, among others, has petitioned the Indiana Supreme Court to again hear a more specific argument that could keep the ban on hold.
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