Indiana judge refuses to broaden medical exception to abortion ban

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Planned Parenthood and the other plaintiffs had asked the judge for a court order setting out that the exception must be interpreted to allow abortion in the case of a health condition that requires treatment that would endanger the fetus, causes debilitating symptoms during pregnancy, or is likely to become life-threatening or cause lasting damage to the mother's health.
40% : But Hanlon said the exception did not require them to wait that long and allowed them to use their "reasonable medical judgment.""Today's decision means that pregnant Hoosiers' lives will continue to be endangered by Indiana's abortion ban," Planned Parenthood, the other plaintiffs and their attorneys said in a joint statement.
38% : An Indiana judge on Wednesday refused to broaden the medical exception to the state's near-total abortion ban, ruling against a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.

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