Indiana Supreme Court hears challenge to state abortion ban blocked by GOP judge

Hanlon, a Republican, blocked the state ban from being enforced in the lawsuit that supported abortion clinic operators, noting that"there is reasonable likelihood that this significant restriction of personal autonomy offends the liberty guarantees of the Indiana Constitution" and that there was a likelihood the clinics could prevail in the legal challenge.

Throughout the nearly one-hour hearing, the justices focused a bulk of the time on Article 1, Section 1 of the, which mentions the right to life. The justices aimed their questions around situations where a mother might need an abortion to save her life. Indiana Deputy Attorney General Thomas Fisher also argued the absence of any pregnant woman in the lawsuit makes it"difficult" for a court to rule on the merits of the case, adding that the preliminary injunction on the law should be struck down and end the case entirely.

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