The Indiana Supreme Court denied the American Civil Liberties Union's request for an appeal on the state's near-total abortion ban on Monday, allowing the strict abortion ban to take effect immediately in the Hoosier State.
On behalf of Planned Parenthood, ACLU attorneys petitioned the state's high court on July 31 for an injunction against the state's abortion statute until the court can hear the full case of the appeal on religious liberty grounds, which is scheduled for December.
The current statute prevents all abortions except in the cases of severe fetal anomalies, severe health impacts for the mother up to 20 weeks gestation, and conception from rape or incest up to 10 weeks of gestation. The law also requires all abortions to be conducted in hospital settings rather than at home or in outpatient facilities.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita posted on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that he was satisfied with the opinion saying that the anti-abortion law"protects the lives of innocent unborn babies." My office promised to defend Indiana's pro-life law, and we have done that every step of the way. Today, the Indiana Supreme Court certified its opinion rejecting a constitutional challenge to Indiana’s pro-life law, which protects the lives of innocent, unborn babies. This is…
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