This page/content is part of the IPR News Web Archive.
It is no longer maintained and may not meet accessibility standards. To request content in an accessible format, contact us.
New Lawsuit Seeks To Strike Down Nearly All Indiana Abortion-Specific Regulations
A lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday seeks to strike down almost all of Indiana’s abortion-specific regulations.
One of the groups behind the new suit – Whole Woman’s Health Alliance – sought to open an abortion clinic in South Bend last year. The state denied its application. The group is appealing that.
It’s also the group behind a landmark abortion case out of Texas from 2016. And the new lawsuit challenging Indiana’s regulations relies heavily on that ruling.
Some of the regulations the suit seeks to strike down: a requirement that only physicians can administer abortions, the in-person ultrasound and fetal heartbeat mandates, rules imposed on abortion clinic facilities, and restrictions on medication-induced abortions and those who provide them.
Whole Woman’s Health’s court filing says ideological opposition to abortion has supplanted concerns about patient health.
The state – in denying the South Bend application – said the group does not have “reputable and responsible character” – but did not explain why.
