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The U.S. Court of Appeals is considering Attorney General Curtis Hill’s request for a stay on the operations of a South Bend women’s health clinic. Hill’s request for a stay was denied by a federal district court on June 7. The Attorney General’s office claims the clinic, Whole Woman’s Health, is missing a required licence from the Indiana State Department of …

Tune in for your weekly update of LGBTQ+ news, including abortion legislation, a resolution to modify medical terminology regarding what had been called a “gender identity disorder,” and the Trump administration’s decision to strip ACA protections from transgender folk and people who have had an abortion. However, it all ends on a more positive note, with the 50th anniversary of …

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Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky is consolidating with Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands. Lynne Bunch is the Vice President for Patient Services for Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky. Bunch said the partnership will allow PPINK better access to funding, expertise and services. In a press release on February 1, PPINK stated they’ve been …

The Indiana State Department of Health denied a license to an abortion clinic, yesterday. The Texas based non-profit, Whole Women’s Health Alliance, attempted to open the first abortion clinic in South Bend in over a decade. The Health Department three member panel denied the license stating that the non-profit failed to meet the requirements of “reputable and responsible character”. In …

The cities of Bloomington and Columbus announced a multi-million dollar deal to encourage entrepreneurial startups; The Richland Bean Blossom Community School Board has agreed to offer the town of Stinesville its elementary school for one million dollars; The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission has approved a 29 point five million dollar bond that will fund a new Fourth Street garage. FEATURE Indiana Attorney General …

One week after the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill wants the Supreme Court to review and potentially reverse a lower court’s decision on Indiana abortion law. In April, the Seventh Circuit court struck down two provisions of Indiana’s House Enrolled Act 1337. The two provisions, one prohibiting abortions on a basis of the fetus’ sex, …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill appealed to the Supreme Court, on Friday. Hill is asking the nation’s highest court to implement restrictions on abortion. Those increased restrictions were passed by the state legislature during then-Governor Mike Pence’s administration, in 2016. The abortion statutes, called House Enrolled Act 1337, seek to prohibit women in the state from getting an abortion because …

An anti-abortion group has filed charges against an Indiana University Bloomington student. The Indiana University Student, Thomas Metcalf, spray-painted over and threw away anti-abortion signs protesters from the anti-abortion group Created Equal had set up along 10th street on IU’s campus last week. The anti-abortion protesters were wearing go-pro cameras, and have widely publicized the incident. Indiana University Communications Director …

Today is the last day to register to vote in Indiana, ahead of November’s midterm elections; City of Bloomington Communications Director Yael Ksander made the announcement the city will change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, business leaders, and local officials met with Amazon representatives in Indianapolis this morning; Businesses in Bloomington are reporting dissatisfaction with …