A report from the Indiana Department of Health says that during the first full year since Indiana’s abortion ban took effect, 159 abortions were performed. That’s a significant decrease from the 9,529 abortions performed in 2022 before the ban.
None of the roughly three abortions per day in the state were done in Southern Indiana. The vast majority (148 of 159 procedures) were done in hospitals in Indianapolis, eight were done in Ft. Wayne, and three in South Bend.
Planned Parenthood released a statement claiming that under the abortion ban patients have to travel hundreds of miles for health care. In the statement, Rebecca Gibron, the CEO of Planned Parenthood’s Indiana affiliate, said, “The confusion and fear created by the law’s narrow exceptions, combined with hospitals’ reluctance to provide care in cases of rape, incest, or severe health risks, leaves patients without options in their most vulnerable moments.”
Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and other groups are planning more court filings to overturn the Indiana law.
