A sweeping new abortion ban went into effect in Indiana Thursday, outlawing the procedure with limited exceptions. The state was the first in the nation to pass legislation after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
Most of the lights are now off at Women's Med, an Indianapolis abortion provider. The clinic is among two Indiana providers slated to close, while the state's five remaining clinics will offer limited health care.
McHugh says patient volume doubled at Women's Med as more restrictive abortion laws were passed in neighboring states. Indiana is nowwho have either implemented a near-total ban or outlawed abortions after six weeks. Sue Liebel, state policy director for the group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, praised the new restrictions.
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