The bill’s text is unclear, but multiple legal and policy experts — and the state’s sole abortion provider — said a 48-hour waiting period for minors seeking abortions could risk the lives of patients.
Abortion providers are worried that closures in states where the procedure isn’t legal will impact wait times at their clinics.
An upcoming vote on a constitutional amendment offers a first test of how voters will respond to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Cheryl Brown Henderson discusses the potential impact of Roe’s reversal on her family’s case and highlights the role women have traditionally played in the civil rights movement.
Anti-abortion activists have long dominated the online search strategy game, driving traffic to crisis pregnancy centers. Post-Roe, that’s starting to change.
More than 60 people testified, and not a single person was in favor of the bill. The Indiana Senate Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure voted on Tuesday to advance it.
A proposed bill would set up a place in the Department of Health and Human Services to support efforts like family planning, doula care and mobile clinics.
Republicans and Democrats are targeting many of the same states as they try to flip or maintain control of legislative chambers, but their pitches to voters are focused on different topics.
Lawmakers convene to introduce a near-total ban, just weeks after a 10-year-old had traveled to Indiana to receive an abortion unavailable in her home state.
Lawmakers and organizations are asking officials to keep in mind some of the country’s most vulnerable communities: immigrants and people of color.