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Permanent Injunction Issued in Religious-Based Abortion Lawsuit
The ruling exempts Hoosiers with sincere religious beliefs from the abortion ban, citing inconsistent secular exceptions and violation of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
- On March 5, 2026, Marion County Superior Court granted a permanent injunction blocking enforcement of Senate Enrolled Act 1 for religious objectors, extending to all Hoosiers.
- The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a novel RFRA-based class-action in 2022 on behalf of Hoosier Jews for Choice and five women, producing a ruling after more than three years of litigation.
- The judge found the law imposed a substantial burden on religious exercise, and Klineman concluded the State failed to show a compelling interest given exceptions for rape or incest and in vitro fertilization under Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
- The court granted a permanent injunction that remains in effect while the case proceeds, and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has appealed to the Indiana Court of Appeals.
- Stevie Pactor of the ACLU said, 'Today’s ruling is a recognition that religious freedom protects people of many faiths and beliefs, not just those favored by the state.
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Indiana Attorney General’s Office appeals religious freedom ruling on state abortion ban
Attorney General Todd Rokita has appealed a Marion County judge’s ruling blocking Indiana’s near-total abortion ban for a select group of Hoosiers who argue their religious freedom requires access to an abortion.
Indiana's abortion ban partially blocked with religious argument
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