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Judge halts Indiana abortion law targeting minors
Source: Reuters
HEALTH NEWS | Thu Jun 29, 2017 | 4:02pm EDT
Judge halts Indiana abortion law targeting minors
By Chris Kenning
Indiana may appeal a U.S. court ruling that blocked parts of the state's latest abortion law that critics said would deter girls under 18 from getting an abortion without parental approval, the state attorney general's office said on Thursday.
U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Evans Barker issued a preliminary injunction late on Wednesday against portions of measure signed in April by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb.
Indiana law already required parental consent for minors unless a judge provided a waiver known as a "judicial bypass." The new law allowed the judge to notify parents if the waiver is granted, and was scheduled to take effect July 1.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sued to stop the law in May, arguing it created an unconstitutional burden on minors and would create a chilling effect.
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Judge halts Indiana abortion law targeting minors
By Chris Kenning
Indiana may appeal a U.S. court ruling that blocked parts of the state's latest abortion law that critics said would deter girls under 18 from getting an abortion without parental approval, the state attorney general's office said on Thursday.
U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Evans Barker issued a preliminary injunction late on Wednesday against portions of measure signed in April by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb.
Indiana law already required parental consent for minors unless a judge provided a waiver known as a "judicial bypass." The new law allowed the judge to notify parents if the waiver is granted, and was scheduled to take effect July 1.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sued to stop the law in May, arguing it created an unconstitutional burden on minors and would create a chilling effect.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-indiana-abortion-idUSKBN19K2QA