Abortion Policy, Law & Politics

Three Years In: How Indiana’s Abortion Ban has Weakened its Fragile Health Care System    womensenews.org

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.

Why Indiana's 'near-total' abortion ban led to more abortions | Opinion    IndyStar

The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments regarding whether abortion is protected under the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, following a challenge by the ACLU against Indiana's abortion ban based on plaintiffs' asserted religious beliefs. The state attorney general's office urged dismissal of the case, arguing the plaintiffs lack standing as they have not been pregnant or sought abortions, while the ACLU contends the law forces women to alter their behavior to avoid pregnancy or face legal challenges.

The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments on a religious-freedom challenge to abortion restrictions in the state. The case involves plaintiffs' claims and the history of injunctions that prompted the state's appeal.

Case pitting Indiana Jews against an abortion ban heads back to court    timesofisrael.com

See inside the hearing on Indiana's RFRA abortion challenge    IndyStar

Indiana Justices Probe Timing Of Religious Abortion Suit    Law360

Injury Question Vexes Faith Challenge to Indiana Abortion Ban    Bloomberg Law News

Indiana Supreme Court considers religious exceptions to state’s abortion ban    The Indiana Lawyer

Can there be a religious right to abortion? Indiana Supreme Court hears case    The 19th News

Religious freedoms tested in Indiana abortion ban case    Courthouse News

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 […]

Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Sept. 10 on state's abortion ban, absentee ballot count    The Indiana Lawyer

Does the abortion issue still move the needle in Indiana elections?    Courier & Press

Indiana’s abortion ban has a ‘chilling effect’ on ER pregnancy care    WNDU

Federal court: Indiana cannot punish doctors who tell minors about out-of-state abortions    IndyStar

Indiana Abortion Assistance Law Fails First Amendment Scrutiny    Bloomberg Law News

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 .

Indiana abortion reports remain confidential after unanimous state Supreme Court action    indianacapitalchronicle.com

Detailed Indiana abortion records remain ineligible for public release    nwitimes.com

Local pro-life organization celebrates hosts ‘Day of Dobbs’ celebration in Fort Wayne    WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN

Indiana Supreme Court Should End the ACLU’s Attempt to Hijack Religious Freedom into Abortion Access    Thomas More Society

Champaign emerges as abortion destination for patients from Indiana    CU-CitizenAccess.org

Hundreds Protest Anti-Abortion Laws in Indiana    ACLU of Indiana