The future of abortion rights in Indiana at risk during 2022 session
INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana currently sits as one of the top five states with the highest number of anti-abortion provisions passed in 2021. That trend could continue, with Speaker of the House Todd Huston, R-Fishers, indicating last week during a legislative preview that he has placed anti-abortion legislation on his priority list for the 2022 session.
The U.S. Supreme Court recognized the constitutional right to abortion in Roe v. Wade in 1973. However, the Guttmacher Institute , a pro-abortion-rights group, says that since 2010, the abortion landscape has continued to grow increasingly restrictive.
A report from the Center for American Progress, the nonpartisan policy institute, says that 2021 has already seen the highest number of abortion restrictions enacted in a single year.
With the 2022 legislative session starting in January, here are some things Hoosiers should know:
What are Indiana’s current abortion laws?
• A patient must receive counseling, where they are given alternatives to abortion. They must then wait 18 hours before the procedure is provided.
• The parent of a minor must consent before an abortion is performed.
• Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape, incest or when the patient’s long-lasting health is in danger.
• An ultrasound must be performed before the abortion, and the provider must offer the image to the woman.
Read more: https://www.thestatehousefile.com/politics/the-future-of-abortion-rights-in-indiana-at-risk-during-2022-session/article_60d65876-4cab-11ec-b2b5-3321df350b0c.html
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