First Post-Dobbs Abortion Law Now in Indiana Top Court’s Hands

The fate of one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country will be decided by the Indiana Supreme Court following oral arguments Thursday.

The near-total ban “invades the most private of spaces,” namely a person’s right to decide whether to end a pregnancy, Kenneth Falk told the state’s top court justices. That’s a core liberty interest protected by the Indiana Constitution’s inalienable rights clause, he said. Falk, of the ACLU of Indiana, represents multiple abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana Kentucky Inc., in the case.

But there’s no provision in the ...