abortion

In the first quarter of 2024, the state received 45 terminated pregnancy reports, the lowest number on record, and down from more than 1,900 in the first quarter of 2023.

The latest national abortion count by the Society of Family Planning found an increase in the number of abortions in 2023 compared to the year prior. But the numbers vary by state with some seeing sharp decreases due to fresh restrictions and bans.

Indiana’s near-total abortion ban is preventing doctors in the state from getting the training they need. Medical schools are bearing the responsibility of adapting to the new legislation.

The Indiana chapter of the National Organization for Women hosted protests around the state, including in Fort Wayne, ahead of the state's abortion ban.

Attorneys for abortion care providers and the state will argue the constitutionality of Indiana’s near-total abortion ban before the state’s highest court this week.

As states take steps to tighten abortion laws, conversations have been reignited about how to best support families and babies. Many policy experts point to a permanent Child Tax Credit, made available to low- and no-income families, as one way to do that.

With Indiana’s abortion ban now in effect, local organizers say the focus of their efforts has shifted.

Whole Woman's Health — South Bend's only abortion clinic — will stay open to provide abortion related care such as pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, contraception, counseling and follow-up care despite Indiana's near-total abortion ban.