Since 2021, more than 20 states have enacted laws restricting or banning such treatments.
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The law was slated to go into effect on July 1, 2023. But the month before, U.S. District Court Judge James Patrick Hanlon issued an injunction preventing most of it from taking effect.
Indiana's appeals court hears arguments challenging abortion ban under a state religious freedom law
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 suit contends that by prohibiting Indiana teachers from providing “human sexuality” instruction to students from pre-K through third grade, it violates their First Amendment rights.
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The appeal comes as Indiana abortion clinics were preparing to see patients again on Friday.
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The state's new law took effect Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson in Indianapolis issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday on behalf of the girl.
She went to Indiana after Ohio banned the procedure at six weeks when a heartbeat is detected.