An Indiana judge on Thursday blocked the state’s abortion ban from being enforced, putting the new law on hold as abortion clinic operators argue that it violates the state constitution.
Abortion-rights protesters fill Indiana Statehouse corridors and cheer outside legislative chambers, Aug. 5, 2022, as lawmakers vote to concur on a near-total abortion ban, in Indianapolis
The judge wrote “there is reasonable likelihood that this significant restriction of personal autonomy offends the liberty guarantees of the Indiana Constitution” and that the clinics will prevail in the lawsuit. The order prevents the state from enforcing the ban pending a trial on the merits of the lawsuit.The state attorney general’s office and top Republican legislative leaders didn’t immediately comment on the order.
Ken Falk, the ACLU of Indiana’s legal director, pointed to the state constitution’s declaration of rights including “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” in arguing before the judge on Monday that it included a right to privacy and to make decisions on whether to have children.
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