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ACLU sues Indiana over Pence’s abortion law
WISH ^ | May 1, 2016 | Alexis Moberger

Posted on 05/01/2016 5:15:37 PM PDT by digger48

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) The legal fight is on in the state of Indiana over Gov. Mike Pences new abortion law.

The law doesnt take effect until July 1, but the ACLU and Planned Parenthood of Kentucky and Indiana are doing what they can to ensure the law never makes it to that date.

“The most alarming and upsetting aspects of 1337 is that intrusion into the relationship between a woman and her doctor,” ACLU Executive Director Jane Henegar said. “Imposing, inserting politicians into that conversation erodes that trust.”

The new law prohibits doctors from knowingly terminating a pregnancy because of the babys sex, race, ancestry or genetic disabilities such as Down syndrome.

“This is comprehensive pro-life legislation that expands the information that expectant mothers received,” said Pence. “And also provides additional protections for the unborn.”

Henegar said the law is unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment.

“Because repeatedly the U.S. Supreme Court has said that a woman may get an abortion within the first trimester for whatever reasons she deems best, based on her circumstances,” said Henegar. “That conversation isnt going on now.”

“I was pleased to sign it,” said Pence.

ACLU is going up against the state and suing on behalf of Planned Parenthood.

Henegar said the law is intended to make it difficult, if not impossible, for women to have abortions.

“It doesn’t make their lives any better,” said Henegar. “It’s just a way of ultimately prohibiting a womens access to a safe legal abortion.”

Jane Henegar said the ACLU is waiting to hear back on a date for a preliminary injunction.

She said the judge knows this law is to take effect July 1, so there is a very clear timeline for a decision.

The law will not go into full effect until the court can have a full hearing.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: abortion; aclu; indiana; plannedparenthood; prolife

1 posted on 05/01/2016 5:15:37 PM PDT by digger48
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To: digger48

Nothing in the Constitution about “doctor-patient confidentiality.”


2 posted on 05/01/2016 5:16:43 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (You can't have a constitution without a country to go with it)
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To: digger48

The ACLU and their filth at work again.


3 posted on 05/01/2016 5:16:57 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: digger48

Did the ACLU ever jump in to protect an unborn?


4 posted on 05/01/2016 5:27:14 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: digger48

When is Ms. Pence going to cave?


5 posted on 05/01/2016 5:36:38 PM PDT by fwdude
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To: Yashcheritsiy; All
Thank you for referencing that article Yashcheritsiy. Please bear in mind that the following critique is directed at the article and not at you.

"Because repeatedly the U.S. Supreme Court has said that a woman may get an abortion within the first trimester for whatever reasons she deems best, based on her circumstances,” said Henegar."

The states have never delegated to the feds, expressly via the Constitution, the specific power to regulate abortion, the Founding States having made the 10th Amendment to clarify that the Constitution’s silence about things like abortion means that such issues are automatically and uniquely state power issues, not the business of the feds.

The main reason that pro-abortion, state sovereignty-ignoring activist justices got away with legalizing abortion from the bench when they decided Roe v. Wade against the states is because parents aren’t making sure that their children are being taught the Constitution, 10th Amendment-protected state powers versus the fictitious, constitutionally non-enumerated “right” to have an abortion in this case.

Also, regarding the PC right to do anything with your body that you want to, a likewise fictitious constitutional right that lawless lawmakers often use to win votes from low-information, pro-abortion citizens, please consider this. The states have historically amended the Constitution to effctively stop the consumption of alcoholic beverages as evidenced by the 18th Amendment, that amendment later repealed by the 21st Amendment.

6 posted on 05/01/2016 5:50:19 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: digger48
“The most alarming and upsetting aspects of 1337 is that intrusion into the relationship between a woman and her doctor,” ACLU Executive Director Jane Henegar said. “Imposing, inserting politicians into that conversation erodes that trust.”

But the ACLU is ecstatic over the notion of the government forcing doctors to report in on patients that own firearms. LEGAL firearms. Or forcing doctors to interrogate children into ratting out their legally gun owning parents.

What a bunch of leftist turds.

7 posted on 05/01/2016 6:04:33 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there....)
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To: Yashcheritsiy

Butt, what about Targets queers in the wrong bathroom policy? Where is the aclu on that?


8 posted on 05/01/2016 6:06:07 PM PDT by WENDLE (TRUMP IS THE GREATEST AMERICAN SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON!!)
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To: digger48

Under ObamaCare all medical records are electronic and available to the federal government for any purpose that it deems fit.


9 posted on 05/01/2016 6:23:26 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: fella

Under ObamaCare all medical records are electronic and available to the federal government for any purpose that it deems fit.
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AND access to your bank accounts...


10 posted on 05/01/2016 8:21:38 PM PDT by oscar_diggs
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To: digger48

How can we fix it so that one corrupt left-wing judge can’t overthrow the will of the people?


11 posted on 05/01/2016 8:24:31 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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To: digger48

“Imposing, inserting politicians into that conversation erodes that trust.”

ACLU sues Obamacare?

Justifying those liberal donation dollars - keep em coming.


12 posted on 05/02/2016 3:08:01 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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