Three Years In: How Indiana’s Abortion Ban has Weakened its Fragile Health Care System
Women's eNews | 22.09.2026 01:22
It’s been three years since Indiana’s near total abortion ban took effect, even though a majority of Hoosiers believe the ban is too extreme. Patients who need to terminate a pregnancy are routinely forced to travel to neighboring states or carry their pregnancies to term. But the impacts of anti-abortion policies are not limited to those who need to terminate a pregnancy, or even those who become pregnant. In a state already characterized by poor maternal and child health outcomes, abortion bans simply make matters worse – for everyone.
