ICC: Planned Parenthood can refer Indiana abortion patients out-of-state, federal appeals court rules
ICC: Planned Parenthood can refer Indiana abortion patients out-of-state, federal appeals court rules
by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana Capital Chronicle) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that permanently bars the state of Indiana from penalizing Planned Parenthood for pointing pregnant minors to states in which abortion is legal. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Appeals Court for the Seventh District found that providing factual information on abortions, as well as referrals for the procedure, is speech protected by the First Amendment — and that the state’s arguments aren’t strong enough to overcome that. “Young people should not have to navigate a complicated and deeply personal health care decision without clear, honest information,” said Rebecca Gibron, the CEO and president of Planned Parenthood’s Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana and Kentucky chapter. “For years, Indiana has tried to make that har...
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