Indiana abortion ban law stands as state Supreme Court rejects challenge

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 756

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago


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Indiana’s near-total abortion ban has survived a key legal challenge with the state Supreme Court rejecting a request that it take up the case.

The state’s highest court, in a 4-1 order issued Thursday, decided to let stand lower court rulings that upheld the constitutionality of the abortion restrictions approved by the Republican-dominated Legislature in 2022.

Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers argued in the challenge that the ban’s health exceptions allowing abortions were …

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