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- Abortion in Indiana is illegal except in cases of rape or incest before 10 weeks post-fertilization, for fatal fetal abnormalities, or to preserve the life and physical health of the mother. However, on 22 September 2022, this law was blocked by Special Judge Kelsey B. Hanlon, thus effectively returning the status of legal abortions in Indiana to pre-SB1 conditions. On January 12, 2023, the Indiana Supreme Court will begin hearings on whether the state's ban on abortion violates its state constitution. By 1950, the state legislature had tried to pass a law criminalizing women seeking or having abortions. By the early 2000s, the state had passed a law banning abortions after 22 weeks because they alleged that the fetus can feel pain. In 2007, the state had a customary informed consent provision for abortions in place. In 2018, the state legislature tried and failed to make abortion illegal in almost all cases. The number of abortion clinics in the state has been declining in recent years, going from thirty in 1982 to nineteen in 1992 to nine in 2014. There were 9,765 legal abortions in 2014 and 9,546 in 2015. At least one protest as part of #StopTheBans took place in the state in May 2019. Indiana has also seen violence as a result of anti-abortion rights activities. According to a poll conducted in late 2022 by the Indiana Public Broadcasting-Ball State Hoosier Survey, more than 80% of Hoosiers believe an abortion ban should have at least some exceptions, and more than 50% say abortion should be legal in most cases. Additionally, around 78% believe that abortion should be legal in cases of rape or incest, and 62% say abortion should be legal if the fetus is likely to be born with severe disabilities or health problems. Moreover, these results remain strong even among Republicans. For example, 67% of Republicans polled said that abortion should be legal in cases of rape or incest; in cases of severe disabilities or health problems, 47% of Republicans polled stated that abortion should be legal. Contrarily, 44% of Republicans polled said that abortion should not be legal in cases of severe disabilities or health problems. The Hoosier Survey polled 600 people in late October 2022 and early November 2022 with a margin of error of plus or minus 4%. The interviews were conducted by telephone (42 by landline and 257 by cell phone) and 301 online. (en)
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- Abortion in Indiana is illegal except in cases of rape or incest before 10 weeks post-fertilization, for fatal fetal abnormalities, or to preserve the life and physical health of the mother. However, on 22 September 2022, this law was blocked by Special Judge Kelsey B. Hanlon, thus effectively returning the status of legal abortions in Indiana to pre-SB1 conditions. On January 12, 2023, the Indiana Supreme Court will begin hearings on whether the state's ban on abortion violates its state constitution. (en)
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