Indiana Can Enforce Abortion Law After Court Lifts Block (1)

Sept. 8, 2021, 10:44 PM UTCUpdated: Sept. 8, 2021, 11:47 PM UTC

Indiana can enforce a set of laws that narrow access to abortion in the state after a federal appeals court overturned an injunction against the restrictions on Wednesday.

A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana challenged a law requiring that abortion-inducing drugs be dispensed only by physicians, as well as measures requiring in-person counseling and examinations, second-trimester hospitalization, and a ban on telemedicine.

Abortion providers originally challenged 25 provisions of Indiana law. Judge Sarah Evans Barker dismissed challenges to laws relating to licensing, reporting, admitting privileges, and parental notification, among others, in October ...

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