Abortion

Jackie Horvath says she's optimistic that Republicans and Democrats can find common ground and debate issues with respect for each other.

A federal court this week permanently struck down a state law that tried to ban people from telling minors about other states’ abortion laws without parental consent.

Indiana’s near-total abortion ban likely violates the state’s religious freedom protections, according to a ruling Thursday from the state appeals court.

Procedural abortions haven’t been available in Grand Rapids since September, when the only clinic providing them in the city closed. But now that the state has repealed some abortion restrictions, more clinics can offer them.

More people are seeking vasectomies following the overturn of Roe v. Wade — and Planned Parenthood centers want to meet that demand in more parts of the state. Planned Parenthood will offer vasectomy services at four locations across Indiana.

One of the few, narrow exceptions of Indiana’s near-total abortion ban is if the pregnant person’s health or life is at risk. However, some providers say because the ban’s language is vague, they have concerns about the potential legal risk of determining what qualifies under the exception.

Anne Magnan-Park focuses on the right to “end pregnancy voluntarily” in France.

State actions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision put pressure on medical schools who train doctors in obstetrics and gynecology as abortion restrictions and bans accrue.

Indiana University's OB-GYN residency program has 40 residents this year. It's among the country's largest OB-GYN residency programs, but they can't complete their training in Indiana.

The Indiana Supreme Court said, in an opinion issued Thursday, Attorney General Todd Rokita violated attorney professional conduct rules in his remarks about Dr. Caitlin Bernard – who provided abortion care to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim.