After a leaked document signaled the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade, IndyStar journalists have kept Hoosiers informed of what it means for abortion access in Indiana.
Aug. 3 that the convention was"deeply troubled by the action currently underway in the Indiana General Assembly."In the second week of session, a House committee on Aug. 2 made wide-ranging changes, including
The House committee also removed the portion of the bill that would have given the state attorney general authority to prosecute abortion-related cases of the county prosecutor declines and the part requiring the signed affidavit. Religion, specifically Christianity, was front and center during the abortion debate IndyStar reported Aug. 3,
Some critics worried about the"separation of church and state," but a law expert IndyStar spoke to said it was unlikely Indiana's law would be found unconstitutional on those grounds.that sex education could help reduce unwanted pregnancies
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