Court Strikes Down Indiana Abortion Law As Unconstitutional
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has agreed with a lower court that said an Indiana law prohibiting abortions because the fetus has been diagnosed with a disability is unconstitutional.
The Thursday ruling by Seventh Circuit Judge William J. Bauer on Thursday deals with a 2016 law signed by former Gov. Mike Pence that would prohibit women from getting an abortion due to a fetus's race, sex or diagnosis of disability.
ACLU of Indiana executive director Jane Henegar said in a statement the decision affirmed a woman's right to make her own medical decisions.