Fri Sep 10, 2021 – 4:21 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on September 8 ruled in favor of Indiana’s bid to enforce several pro-life laws, including a prohibition on chemical abortion drugs being dispensed through telemedicine, as well as establishing health and safety standards for abortion facilities.
Two of the three federal judges on the panel ruled that Indiana would likely succeed in its legal battles and overturned a stay, or pause, on enforcement of the laws, some of which have been on the books for years. A district judge had ordered the state not to enforce the laws while judicial challenges continued.
“All we hold today is that existing precedents provide strong grounds for concluding that Indiana is likely to prevail on the contested issues,” the majority opinion said.
It found the district court had erred in overturning laws requiring pregnant women be informed about fetal pain, prohibiting telemedicine abortions, ensuring abortions only happen in hospitals or surgical centers in the second trimester and requiring only doctors dispense the RU-486 chemical abortion drugs.
State officials can also require an in-person physical exam before a woman has an abortion.
Indiana Right to Life celebrated the victory.
“Indiana Right to Life is applauding the Seventh Circuit’s granting
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