VP Harris professes support for Hoosier women in abortion-rights visit
By: Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle July 25, 2022 Vice President Kamala Harris (above, center) condemned Indiana Republicans’ near-total abortion ban proposal in her high-profile visit to Indianapolis Monday — the first real day of a special legislative sessio “...”
Special session likely to ban abortion begins with day of raucous protest
Nobody seemed happy with Senate Bill 1 at the Indiana Statehouse on Monday. Hundreds of pro- and anti-abortion protestors argued, chanted, stomped and waved signs both inside and outside the Statehouse as lawmakers began a special session expected to ban abortion in Indiana. Hour “...”
Abortion ban legislation is likely already in final form, says analyst
One of the state’s leading political analysts believes Republican leadership already has enough votes to pass Senate Bill 1 in its current form but there will be attempts to amend it. On Wednesday, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, and Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGr “...”
Proposed abortion ban to allow exceptions, would not increase criminal penalties
Indiana’s Senate Bill 1 proposes a total ban on abortions with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, and Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, held a press conference Wednesday in the Senate Chamber to release the mu “...”
Study says a state abortion ban will worsen already-existing harms
Indiana University professors along with clinicians from Kentucky and Ohio conducted a survey of pregnant Hoosiers’ experiences when seeking abortions. The study, conducted from June 2021 to May 2022, “foreshadows worsening harms” as the Indiana General Assembly is expected “...”
John Krull commentary: A time for adults to be adults
Someday—soon, I hope—the fever will break, and we will find ourselves asking the same questions about this delirious, delusional age. Why were we so crazy?, we will ask. Why did we have to be so mean? The saga of the 10-year-old girl who was raped and had to travel to Indiana “...”
AG Rokita receives ‘cease and desist’ from doctor in 10-year-old’s abortion
By Whitney Downard and Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle July 15, 2022 An attorney representing an Indianapolis doctor has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Attorney General Todd Rokita (above, right) advising him to stop making false and misleading statements about the docto “...”
Indiana’s surplus hits $6.1 billion – bringing choices with it
By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle July 15, 2022 State Auditor Tera Klutz announced Friday Indiana will end its fiscal year with a staggering $6 billion surplus after collecting $1.24 billion more than forecasted in the last year. “Indiana’s historic $6.1 billion “...”
John Krull commentary: Whose choice is it, anyway?
Some years ago, a group opposed to abortion created a series of television commercials and an ad campaign. The theme was: “Life, what a beautiful choice.” Each spot featured a story about a woman who had decided to have a child rather than an abortion. They ended with the sam “...”
Anticipating state abortion ban, protesters continue to descend on Statehouse
Tracey Nix found out she had cervical cancer when she was pregnant. “And it was aggressive,” she said. “It was growing very quickly. And my doctor, for whatever reason, said that they would do nothing about it during the first trimester. So that would have put me in the sec “...”