Real Choice Teach-In
Each year, First Choice for Women, a pregnancy crisis center in Muncie, Indiana, holds a "Walk for Life." As a response, Muncie Resists has hosted teach-ins about crisis pregnancy centers and reproductive health.
Abortion Laws in Indiana
Abortion policies currently in effect in Indiana include the following:
Abortion is completely banned with very limited exceptions
Patients forced to make two trips—one for in-person counseling and another at least 18 hours later for the abortion
Patients forced to get an ultrasound even if medically unnecessary
State Medicaid coverage of abortion care is banned except in very limited circumstances
Private health insurance of abortion is banned except in very limited circumstances
Medication abortion must be provided in person because state bans the use of telehealth or requires in-person visit
Parental consent is required for a minor's abortion
Only physicians can provide abortions and not other qualified health care professionals
Medication abortion is restricted through unnecessary regulations
Unnecessary regulations are in force and designed to shutter abortion clinics without basis in medical standards
Source: Guttmacher Institute
What to do if you need an abortion and you live in Indiana?
Use Abortion Finder to find a provider out-of state.
Abortion Finder also has a resource to help you find funding support.
Resources
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky —
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky (PPINK) brings more than 85 years of history providing reproductive health care and information in the Hoosier state and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
PPINK is an affiliate of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), the nation’s leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. Our skilled professionals provide confidential reproductive health care and comprehensive sexuality education.
If you want safe and effective birth control methods, help planning a healthy pregnancy, or need information regarding STD prevention, testing or treatment, our Family Planning locations can help.
Open Door also offers Crisis Risk Counseling services for those who are high risk for contracting HIV. These services are confidential and counseling is provided in both group and one-on-one settings.