Indiana
More Indiana abortion restrictions likely to be reinstated
Extra Indiana abortion restrictions are prone to be reinstated quickly after an appeals court docket despatched a significant lawsuit again to a federal choose to be re-examined.
The U.S. Supreme Courtroom’s latest choice overturning abortion rights is prompting many instances to be reconsidered.
Complete Girl’s Well being Alliance filed a lawsuit in 2018 that challenged virtually all of Indiana’s abortion restrictions. A lot of these restrictions have been upheld. However final yr, a federal choose struck down a number of Indiana legal guidelines. That features a provision that claims solely docs can present treatment abortions, one which limits second trimester abortions to hospitals or superior surgical facilities, and a ban on telemedicine for abortion.
That ruling obtained appealed to the Seventh Circuit Courtroom of Appeals. And within the wake of the Supreme Courtroom’s latest abortion choice, the Seventh Circuit is sending the Indiana case again to the district court docket to be reconsidered.
The unique choose’s ruling relied closely on Supreme Courtroom precedents which have now been overturned, that means these Indiana legal guidelines are prone to be reinstated.
Contact reporter Brandon at bsmith@ipbs.org or comply with him on Twitter at @brandonjsmith5.
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