Abortion-rights protesters chant during a session of the Indiana state Senate at the Capitol on July 25, 2022 in Indianapolis. The legislature held a special session to consider curtailing abortion rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade last month. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images/TNS)

Indiana Capital Chronicle: Judge issues preliminary injunction, pausing Indiana’s near-total abortion ban

By Indiana Capital Chronicle / 6 days ago

An Owen County judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday in a lawsuit that seeks to strike down Indiana’s near-total abortion ban – halting the state’s new abortion law that officially took effect Sept. 15.

A protester holds up a sign reading, "Our Bodies, Our Choice" outside the Indiana Capital Building in Indianapolis, Indiana. A bill to outlaw abortion (with limited exceptions) in Indiana is set to be passed Sept. 15

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By Hannah Amos / September 15, 2022

With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and Indiana’s new abortion bill (SB 1) put into effect on Sept. 15, there’s been an increase of attention on reproductive health and contraceptives.

The Indiana Statehouse in downtown Indianapolis. Eric Pritchett, DN

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Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana GOP nominates Rudy Yakym as Walorski replacement

By Indiana Capital Chronicle / August 23, 2022

The Indiana Republican Party on Saturday nominated a longtime political ally of the late Rep. Jackie Walorski to run for her now-vacant seat in Indiana’s Second Congressional District. Rudy Yakym, a growth initiatives director at an Elkhart-based logistics company, will campaign to both complete Walorski’s current term.