A federal judge Wednesday temporarily blocked Indiana’s controversial law that would have required health care providers to share information with their patients about \u201creversing\u201d a medication-induced abortion, a disputed claim that is not backed by science.<\/p>\n
The ruling came just one day before the law was set to take effect. The bill, which required providers to recite specific language to women seeking a medication abortion, was passed by the GOP-controlled legislature earlier this year, and Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed it into law in April.<\/p>\n
U.S. District Court Judge James Patrick Hanlon, an appointee of former\u00a0President Trump, ruled that the abortion-rights groups challenging the law had “a reasonable likelihood of success” on their claim that it violates the free speech rights of abortion providers.<\/p>\n
“While the State may require abortion providers to give a woman seeking an abortion certain types of information as part of the informed-consent process, that information must, at a minimum, be truthful and not misleading,” Hanlon wrote.<\/p>\n
“Plaintiffs have shown a reasonable likelihood of being able to show that the Required Disclosure is not,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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