{"id":309972,"date":"2024-04-09T14:23:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T19:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=309972"},"modified":"2024-04-09T14:22:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T19:22:55","slug":"indiana-pro-life-law-religious-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/indiana-pro-life-law-religious-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court broadly applies ‘religious freedom’ to uphold block on Indiana abortion law"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Indiana appeals court has granted<\/a> a victory to a group of plaintiffs who claim the state’s law protecting preborn children from abortion violates their religious freedom.<\/p>\n

In 2022, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law protecting most preborn children from abortion, with exceptions included for the life or health of the mother, rape or incest, and when the child is expected to die during pregnancy or at birth. A group of five women, along with Hoosier Jews for Choice, then sued in September of 2022, claiming the law violates their religious rights under the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). A trial court granted a preliminary injunction against the law for the plaintiffs until their claim could be resolved, and also agreed the suit could move forward as a class action.<\/p>\n

The state of Indiana appealed the ruling, and the appeals court then agreed with the trial court, upholding the injunction but ruling it needed to be made narrower. The court ruled that because the state allows exceptions in the pro-life law, its argued “compelling interest” in protecting preborn lives is not actually compelling at all.<\/p>\n

“We conclude that Hoosier Jews for Choice has associational standing, that Plaintiffs\u2019 claims are ripe, and that the class action certification was not an abuse of discretion,” the ruling said<\/a>. “Although we find the trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting injunctive relief, the preliminary injunction is overly broad because it enjoins enforcement of the Abortion Law in ways that do not violate RFRA. We therefore affirm but remand for entry of a narrower injunction.”<\/p>\n

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In its zeal to support abortion, an Indiana court accidentally legalized homicide\ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n

I realize what a bold claim that is, but I have the evidence. Buckle up. 1\/https:\/\/t.co\/ka8cSikIO8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Secular Pro-Life (@secularprolife) April 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n