INDIANA ABORTION LAW

Indiana’s abortion law has changed substantially since the legalization of abortion on demand in 1973 and the overturning of Roe vs. Wade in 2022.

Some key points about Indiana’s current abortion law:

Abortions are legal in cases of rape or incest up to 10 weeks.
Abortions are legal in cases of a lethal fetal anomaly up to 20 weeks.
Abortions are legal at any stage of pregnancy if the pregnant mother’s life is endangered.
Abortions in Indiana may only be done in hospitals or hospital-owned surgical centers.
Aborted babies must be humanely buried or cremated.
Indiana law requires that women considering abortion must be given informed consent that includes information on fetal development, complications of abortion, alternatives to abortion, and more.
Indiana law requires parental consent for girls under 18-years of age.
Abortion counselors must inform a woman considering abortion about the ability to see an ultrasound image of her baby and the ability to hear her baby’s heartbeat. Indiana law requires that the ultrasound be made available at least 18 hours before an abortion.
Abortion is prohibited, under civil rights code, for the sole reason of race, gender, disability, national origin of the mother, or Down syndrome.
Abortion drugs may only be dispensed in-person by a licensed physician.