Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai’i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, Inc., et al., v. Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, in their official capacities, et al. (Indiana)
(Case No. 22S-PL-00338 / Trial Cause No. 53C06-2208-PL-001756)
This lawsuit challenges Indiana’s abortion ban (S.B.1), the first ban passed by a state legislature following the reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022. The law imposes felony-level criminal penalties on providers who violate the law. It also eliminates licensed abortion clinics, where the vast majority of abortions in Indiana currently occur, forcing any Hoosiers who qualify for the exceedingly narrow exceptions to the ban to access abortion care in a hospital, where the cost of care can be prohibitive. Indiana’s abortion ban violates the fundamental liberty rights established by the Indiana Constitution.
Plaintiffs:
Defendants:
Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana and Prosecutors of Hendricks County, Lake County, Marion County, Monroe County, St. Joseph County, Tippecanoe County, and Warrick County
Timeline and Key Documents:
January 19, 2023
State Supreme Court hears oral argument
December 16, 2022
State files Reply
December 1, 2022
Plaintiffs file Response in Opposition
November 2, 2022
State files Opening Brief
October 12, 2022
State’s Emergency Motion to Stay is denied and the Indiana Supreme Court accepts the case
September 22, 2022
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction is granted
August 30, 2022
Plaintiffs file Complaint
Related Media
October 13, 2022
Press Release: Indiana Supreme Court Continues to Block Abortion Ban
September 22, 2022
Press Release: Abortion Access Restored in Indiana
August 30, 2022
Press Release: Health Care Providers and Pregnancy Resource Center File Suit to Stop Indiana’s Abortion Ban