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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Davies

Indiana abortions drop sharply ahead of state ban possibly taking effect, state reports show

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The number of abortions being performed in Indiana has fallen significantly in advance of the implementation of the state’s abortion ban at the beginning of August, state reports showed.

Indiana, for now, remains one of a handful of states in the Midwest that does not have any major restrictions on abortion. But that is about to change, following a state Supreme Court ruling that the ban passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature last year does not violate the state constitution.

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