{"id":2007115,"date":"2023-08-21T15:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T19:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-supreme-court-denies-aclu-appeal-on-abortion-ban\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T15:40:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T19:40:54","slug":"indiana-supreme-court-denies-aclu-appeal-on-abortion-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-supreme-court-denies-aclu-appeal-on-abortion-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"ACLU&#8217;s appeal on abortion ban denied by Indiana Supreme Court."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findiana-supreme-court-denies-aclu-appeal-on-abortion-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2007115&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Indiana\u200b Supreme Court Denies Appeal,\u2062 Allowing Strict\u2064 Abortion Ban\u200c to Take Effect<\/h2>\n<p>The Indiana Supreme \u200dCourt has denied the American Civil Liberties Union&#8217;s request for an appeal on the state&#8217;s near-total abortion ban, paving the way for the strict ban to take effect immediately in the Hoosier State.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf\u2064 of Planned Parenthood, ACLU attorneys filed a petition\u2063 with the state&#8217;s high court on July 31, seeking an\u200d injunction \u200dagainst the abortion statute \u2062until the\u2064 court can hear the full \u200dappeal case on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-lefts-favorite-culture-war-battle-is-always-the-next-one\/\" title=\"The Left\u2019s Favorite Culture War Battle Is Always The Next One\">religious liberty grounds<\/a>, which is scheduled for December.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans Face \u2064Uphill \u200dBattle \u200cin Effort to Unseat Pennsylvania \u200dSen. Bob Casey<\/h3>\n<p>However, four out of the\u2062 five justices on\u200c the Court\u200b denied \u200bthe injunction, stating\u2062 that the ACLU&#8217;s case \u200cdid not adequately explain how the current abortion statute would impact women with serious\u200d medical \u200bconditions \u200dor healthcare \u2063providers.<\/p>\n<p>The state \u2064Supreme Court recently upheld the law under legal challenge with a\u200c 3-2 \u2063decision, arguing that \u2063the legislature has broad authority to regulate abortion, except in cases where it is\u2063 necessary to save the life of the mother.<\/p>\n<p>The current statute allows abortions only in cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-calls-down-syndrome-a-severe-birth-defect-blasted-by-parents-of-special-needs-children\/\" title=\"WHO Calls Down Syndrome A \u2018Severe Birth Defect,\u2019 Blasted By Parents Of Special Needs Children\">severe fetal anomalies<\/a>, severe health impacts for the mother up to 20 weeks gestation, and conception from rape or incest up to 10 weeks of gestation. \u200bAdditionally, the law requires\u200c all\u2063 abortions \u200cto be\u200b performed in hospital settings rather than at home or in outpatient facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Healthcare \u2063and abortion providers in Indiana have been operating\u2062 under the law&#8217;s provisions \u200dsince August 1, when it was scheduled to take effect prior to \u2064the ACLU&#8217;s request for an injunction.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana \u200dAttorney General \u2062Todd Rokita \u200cexpressed satisfaction with the Court&#8217;s opinion,\u200c stating on the social \u2064media \u200bplatform X (formerly Twitter) \u200cthat the anti-abortion law &#8220;protects the lives \u2063of innocent unborn babies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have defeated \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-supreme-court-denies-aclu-appeal-on-abortion-ban\/\" title=\"ACLU's appeal on abortion ban denied by Indiana Supreme Court.\">pro-death \u200badvocates<\/a> \u2063who\u2064 try to interject their views in a state that clearly voted for\u200b life,&#8221;\u200b Rokita added.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Gibron, President \u2063of the Planned \u2062Parenthood branch\u200b covering \u200dIndiana and several other states, responded to the ruling by saying, &#8220;Patients across\u2062 the region are\u200c already\u2062 suffering from\u2062 Indiana&#8217;s \u2062abortion ban. \u200dBut Planned\u200b Parenthood is still here for you. Our patient navigators are here\u200c to help you access the care you need.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ACLU described Monday as a\u2063 &#8220;dark \u200bday in \u200dIndiana&#8221; due to the denial\u200d of their appeal.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/p>\n<p>In their appeal\u2063 scheduled for December, the ACLU will argue that the state&#8217;s near-total ban violates the rights of those who do not subscribe to the traditional \u200bChristian ethic that\u200d life begins at conception, using the state&#8217;s Religious Freedom \u2064Restoration Act as a basis for their argument.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-abortion organization Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America estimates that \u2063Indiana&#8217;s\u200b abortion ban \u200dwill\u2063 prevent 8,414\u2063 abortions per year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indiana Supreme Court rejected the ACLU&#8217;s appeal, enabling the immediate enforcement of the state&#8217;s near-total abortion ban. Planned Parenthood&#8217;s attorneys had requested an injunction on July 31, but the court denied their petition. 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