Ohioans can more widely and easily access telehealth abortion and other reproductive and sexual health services after virtual care clinic Hey Jane launched in the Buckeye State Tuesday. The clinic, which was founded in 2021 and currently operates remotely in 20 states,
Republican state lawmakers in more than 10 states, including South Carolina, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, Georgia, Indiana, North Dakota and Oklahoma, have all introduced bills that would redefine abortion as homicide by defining a "person" or "human being" as inclusive of an "unborn" or "preborn" child.
A Hoosier mother’s grief quickly turned to anger as she told FOX59/CBS4 that an impossible decision regarding her pregnancy was made more unbearable due to Indiana’s current abortion laws.
An Indiana judge has issued an order to temporarily block the release of abortion records in the state for at least 10 days.
In post-Roe America under a second Trump administration, officials in anti-abortion states are escalating their efforts to criminalize abortion and punish those who provide it. In Indiana, an anti-abortion group has launched a legal fight for the public release of abortion records and vows to “ensure abortionists are held accountable.
Under House Bill 1334, a woman who got an abortion could be charged with murder and possibly get the death penalty.
Doctors argue releasing abortion records, even with redaction, could compromise patient privacy. The judge’s ruling temporarily blocks the state from disclosing the reports while the case proceeds.
The bill would define a person at conception, meaning anything done to a fertilized egg could be considered a crime — including murder.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to the legality of buffer zones used to protect access to abortion clinics and limit harassment of patients in a challenge brought by anti-abortion activists who have argued that their free speech rights were being violated.
Many of the bills filed in state legislatures across the country focus on abortion pills, abortion access for minors, and, in at least one state, how to undo protections for the procedure, The 19th reports.
Two Indiana OGBYNs have filed a new lawsuit aiming to prevent the release of terminated pregnancy reports sought by anti-abortion group.