INDIANAPOLIS (AP)
-- A new federal lawsuit by health care and abortion providers is
challenging the constitutionality of Indiana’s abortion laws.
The suit filed
Thursday by organizations including the Whole Woman’s Health Alliance says
the state’s laws restrict a woman’s access to abortions and single out
providers. It says the laws have “severely limited” access to abortions.
Whole Woman’s
Health Alliance wants to start a non-surgical abortion clinic in South Bend,
but was denied a license.
Indiana Attorney
General Curtis Hill’s office defends the state’s laws against legal
challenges. The Associated Press sent an email seeking comment Friday
morning.
It’s the latest
attempt to challenge Indiana’s abortion laws. A federal judge already is
weighing whether to block a new Indiana law set to take effect July 1 about
reporting complications arising from abortions.