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Supreme Court to decide if abortion ban conflicts with religious beliefs
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (395+ words) A majority of the Indiana Supreme Court on Friday scheduled oral arguments for Sept. 10 on a religious freedom lawsuit against Indiana's near-total abortion ban. And state lawmakers who passed the prohibitions in 2022 should have foreseen last month's Marion County Superior…...
Ohio House once again passes 24-hour waiting period bill for abortion care
3+ week, 4+ day ago (617+ words) Ohio House Republicans passed a bill Wednesday that would effectively bring back the state's 24-hour waiting period for abortion care, despite a previous 24-hour law being blocked for violating the constitutional amendment passed by Ohio voters in 2023. Ohio House Bill…...
Maternal health care, from start to finish, should be a human right, male advocate says
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (787+ words) Charles Johnson IV with his two sons Charles V and Langston, who turns 10 next month. He was born by C-section. 4 Moms, Gabrielle "Gabby" Albert. The words still haunt Charles Johnson IV: "Sir, your wife just isn't a priority right now." Johnson's…...
Abortion ban blocked on religious freedom ruling
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (315+ words) A Marion County judge last week blocked Indiana's near-total abortion ban, ruling it's in conflict with the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2015. And state lawmakers who passed prohibitions to abortion in 2022 should have foreseen such an injunction. Because Christianity…...
Indiana Attorney General's Office appeals religious freedom ruling on state abortion ban
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (218+ words) Attorney General Todd Rokita has appealed a Marion County judge's ruling blocking Indiana's near-total abortion ban for a select group of Hoosiers who argue their religious freedom requires access to an abortion. "We disagree with the court's decision and have…...
Even post-Roe, Planned Parenthood is a lifesaver
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (298+ words) The move also echoes broader efforts to cut access to Medicaid in an environment that was already struggling with a lack of care providers. Thus, Rokita's attempt to exclude Planned Parenthood fits a general theme of treating health care for…...