Indiana Supreme Court allows near-total abortion ban to take effect - UPI.com

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Planned Parenthood also argued that the anti-abortion law materially burdens a woman's exercise of this right.
44% : Today's decision is not the end of our fight for equitable, compassionate care in Indiana, or the patients in surrounding states who rely on Indiana for access to abortion."
43% : The court said the Indiana constitution's "liberty" protection does not cover the broad abortion right like Planned Parenthood said it did.
41% : In a joint statement Indiana ACLU and Planned Parenthood said, "We are devastated by the Indiana Supreme Court's ruling today ...
40% : Several abortion providers represented by the Indiana ACLU sued to invalidate Indiana's abortion law, contending that a woman's right to "liberty" under Article 1, Section 1 of the Indiana Constitution encompasses a fundamental right to abortion.
39% : In its opinion, the court said Planned Parenthood failed to show that "there are no circumstances in which any part of Senate Bill 1 could ever be enforced consistent with Article 1, Section 1."
25% : Now, patients will be forced either to flee the state to access abortion if they have the means, seek abortion outside of the health care system, or carry pregnancies against their will with profound medical risk and life-altering consequences."

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