Indiana reported only 29 legal abortions in the second quarter of 2026, a steep decline from 2,554 in the same period of 2022, reflecting the impact of the state's abortion ban. Most abortions involved lethal fetal anomalies or serious health risks, and pro-life groups in Indiana are working to stop mail-order abortions to fully enforce the ban.
Read →Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sued members of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, alleging retaliation over his public statements on abortion, immigration, and other issues since 2022. The lawsuit seeks to block a demand that Rokita respond to an ethics grievance related to a personal jet ski transaction, which he denies misusing his office to pursue.
Read →Read Full Article →Indiana's near total abortion ban, in effect for three years, has contributed to the closure of obstetrics departments in at least 16 hospitals and left about 25% of counties without maternity care access. The ban is also exacerbating the state's declining healthcare workforce by deterring medical students from training in Indiana and increasing the burden on the remaining OB-GYNs, raising concerns about the sustainability of healthcare provision in the state.
Read →Abortion advocates in Indiana are claiming that the state's law banning most abortions violates their right to exercise religion, and the Indiana Supreme Court is considering their lawsuit. However, legal precedents and scholars argue that to qualify as an exercise of religion, an action must be compelled by religious belief, not merely consistent with it, and the government has a compelling interest in protecting human life in the womb.
Read →The attorney general’s office urged Indiana’s highest court Thursday to dismiss a religious freedom challenge to the state’s near-total abortion ban, arguing that women who are not pregnant or seeking abortions have brought their case too soon. But Indiana Supreme Court justices questioned whether women should have to wait until they are pregnant and seeking […]
Read →Indiana's near-total abortion ban passed in 2022 is facing legal challenges, with the state solicitor general claiming it reduced abortions by 99%. However, evidence suggests that more unborn children of Indiana mothers are likely dying from abortion now than before the ban took effect.
Read →Indiana's 2017 law criminalizing aiding minors in obtaining abortions without parental consent is at the center of Planned Parenthood Northwest v. Commissioner of the Indiana State Department, a case challenging the law on First Amendment grounds. The 7th Circuit ruled that Indiana cannot criminalize speech facilitating legal abortions in other states, highlighting a growing national conflict over abortion-related speech that may soon require Supreme Court intervention.
Read →Indiana leaders, including Gov. Mike Braun and Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the state's safe haven newborn surrender law, which allows parents to surrender unharmed infants to emergency services without legal consequences. Since its approval in 2000, Indiana has installed more baby boxes than any other state, with 31 infants surrendered since 2017, and officials emphasized continuing education and expanding surrender locations to protect vulnerable newborns and support women in crisis.
Read →There are nine Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Justices. If five agree on how a case should be ruled, their opinion becomes the legal standard, regardless of disagreement from other Justices. Recently, a Students for Life of America (SFLA) student’s case against her school for violating her chapter’s free-speech rights came to an end after SCOTUS denied her writ of certiorari for the case E.D. ... Read More The post Justice Alito Sides with SFLA, Says an Indiana Student’s Free Speech Case Needs to be Heard appeared first on Students for Life of America .
Read →Indiana’s 2025 quarterly abortion reports were published by the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) throughout the year and into early 2026. The state’s annual 2025 abortion report, an aggregate of the 2025 quarterly reports, was published in April 2026. These reports showed that in 2025, brick-and-mortar abortions in Indiana decreased from 2024. The data published […] The post Abortion Reporting: Indiana (2025) appeared first on Lozier Institute .
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