A Republican Owen County judge ruled Thursday the state s near-total abortion ban, which took effect last Thursday, likely violates liberties protected by the Indiana Constitution.
Judge Kelsey Hanlon of the Owen Circuit Court, a Republican sitting as a special judge in Monroe County, listened to some 75 minutes of oral argument on the issue Monday.
Gayla Regan was a 17-year-old high school student when she found out she was pregnant with her boyfriend’s child and decided to terminate her pregnancy.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part CNHI News report on where things stand and where they seem headed regarding abortion in the post Roe v. Wade era.
Gayla Regan was a 17-year-old high school student when she found out she was pregnant with her boyfriend’s child and decided to terminate her pregnancy.