Abortion providers are asking a judge to expand the health exception to Indiana's abortion ban
Abortion providers are asking a judge to expand the health exception to Indiana's abortion banFILE - Abortion-rights protesters march between the Indiana Statehouse and the Indiana State Library where Vice President Kamala Harris was meeting with Indiana legislators to discuss reproductive rights in Indianapolis, on July 25, 2022. Abortion providers are asking an Indiana trial court this week to broaden access to abortions under the state's near-total ban.
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld the ban in June, ending a broader legal challenge brought by the same plaintiffs, but said the state’s constitution protects a women’s right to an abortion when her life or health is at risk. The plaintiffs also want women to be able to have abortions if medically indicated for psychological reasons. The current statute explicitly rules out the threat of self harm or suicide as a “serious health risk," which is another reason why the plaintiffs say the state's definition is unconstitutional.
The state has called the providers’ claims “vague and ambiguous” in court filings, and denied that Indiana infringes on any legal rights.
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