The class action lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, argues Indiana’s abortion ban violates the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Indiana’s near-total abortion ban is set to take effect within days after the Indiana Supreme Court denied a rehearing in the case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana.
The number of Indiana abortions rose by 1,115 to 9,529 during 2022, according to the state reports.
The new birth control law, which takes effect July 1, will allow pharmacists, not just physicians, to prescribe some hormonal contraceptives such as the patch or the pill.
The bipartisan bill working its way through Indiana's House would allow pharmacists who meet certain requirements to prescribe birth control.
The state Supreme Court issued an order Monday saying the state Court of Appeals will first consider the case.
Dr. Caitlin Bernard; her medical partner, Dr. Amy Caldwell; and their patients sued Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita on Nov. 3 to try to stop him from accessing the records.
The ban was approved by the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature on Aug. 5 and signed by GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb.
The state's new law took effect Thursday.
Judge Sarah Evans Barker’s order signed Thursday lifted the injunction she issued in 2019 blocking the law against the dilation and evacuation abortions.
