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All Options, Others Sue State Over Abortion Laws

A lawsuit filed against the state of Indiana last Thursday challenges the state’s strict abortion laws. The plaintiffs in the case, All Options Pregnancy Resource Center, Whole Women’s Health Alliance, and Dr. Jeffrey Glazer filed on the grounds that the state’s laws present an unnecessary burden on patients seeking abortion counseling or services. The lawsuit challenges the state’s abortion laws, …

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Daily Local News – February 5, 2018

Indiana’s shot at passing a hate crimes law this year has collapsed in the legislature; A new bill adding requirements for women seeking an abortion in Indiana moved out of the State Senate and will end up on the floor of the House; Hundreds of Indiana’s least-populated townships may be dissolved and absorbed into larger townships; The ban on transporting …

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Daily Local News – June 29, 2017

A federal court has blocked some provisions of a new abortion law from taking effect; The Bloomington City Council has approved the development of pocket neighborhoods as a conditional use in single family and core neighborhoods; Bloomington sanitation services will operate on their normal schedule this July 4th. FEATURE Phil Ford is the author of “Dig: Sound and Music in …

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Federal Judge Blocks Abortion Ultrasound Requirement

A federal judge has blocked an Indiana law that would have required women to undergo an ultrasound at least 18 hours before an abortion. House Enrolled Act 1337 went into effect last year. It added the 18 hour requirement to the state’s existing ultrasound requirement. Previously, it was possible for women to have the ultrasound and the abortion procedure on …

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SCOTUS Ruling May Affect Indiana ACLU Lawsuit

The Supreme Court issued a decision today that may change the landscape of abortion law in Indiana. By a 5-3 margin, the court struck down laws in Texas that imposed tougher standards on abortion clinics and would have forced many to close. The court focused on two specific parts of the law. The first required doctors at abortion clinics to …

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