Abortion Ban Takes Effect in Indiana Despite Scope Question

The Indiana Supreme Court won’t reconsider whether the state’s near-total ban on abortion should be blocked while further proceedings to determine its validity under the state constitution take place, it said Monday.

The court allowed the ban to take effect on June 30, saying that it doesn’t violate a fundamental right of access to the procedure in all circumstances. It also said, however, that the Indiana Constitution protects a person’s right to have an abortion when needed to save their life.

Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky Inc. filed for a rehearing on July 31. The constitutionally protected ...