Planned Parenthood is Killing as Many Babies as Possible Before Indiana Abortion Ban Takes Effect

Indiana Planned Parenthood facilities appear to be rushing to abort as many unborn babies as possible before a state ban on elective abortions goes into effect.

On June 30, Indiana achieved a huge victory for life when the state Supreme Court issued a decision in favor of the abortion ban. The law, which has been blocked since September, is expected to go into effect within the next month.

In the mean time, Planned Parenthood facilities are completely booked for abortion appointments for the next three weeks, the Indy Star reports.

Exactly how many unborn babies are slated for death in that time period was not mentioned, but pregnant mothers likely are coming from nearby pro-life states like Kentucky and Tennessee as well as Indiana.

In a press release, Planned Parenthood said 1,827 women came from other states to its Indiana facilities for abortions in 2022. This year, the abortion chain said its abortion drug sales to out-of-state women have doubled.

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Still, hope remains that the pregnant mothers scheduled for abortions will change their minds. Pro-life sidewalk counselors continue to offer information and support outside abortion facilities daily, and pregnancy resource centers and other charities are prepared to provide material and emotional assistance to help families choose life for their babies.

Indiana was the first state that passed a law to protect unborn babies from abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. The pro-life law bans abortions with exceptions for rape, incest, fatal fetal anomalies and situations when the mother’s life is at risk.

Planned Parenthood challenged the law in court and a judge blocked it in September. However, on June 30, the Indiana Supreme Court agreed to lift the injunction, ruling that the state legislature has “broad … discretion for determining whether and the extent to which to prohibit abortions.”

As a result, the state will be allowed to enforce the pro-life law as soon as the court certifies its decision, likely by Aug. 1, according to the Indy Star.

Despite its loss in court, Planned Parenthood said it plans to keep facilities open in Indiana to help women book abortion appointments in other states.

“Planned Parenthood will keep fighting to restore reproductive rights in Indiana and to help Hoosiers get access to the services they need,” the abortion chain said in a statement. “To anyone looking for abortion care, Planned Parenthood’s staff is ready to help them find an appointment and provide the information and resources needed to access care.”

However, women do not need abortions, and killing unborn babies is not health care – something tens of thousands of doctors confirm.

The Indiana law, like all state pro-life laws, does not restrict actual medical care. Doctors still may treat pregnant women who suffer miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies and other complications that may threaten their lives. The law only prohibits elective abortions, which unnecessarily and intentionally kill babies in the womb.

Meanwhile, state leaders also are fighting a second lawsuit from the ACLU and Hoosier Jews for Choice that claims the law violates their religious faith. A judge issued a separate injunction in that lawsuit and the ruling remains in place, but it only applies to the plaintiffs. The Indiana Attorney General’s Office is appealing the injunction and courts will hear that case in September.

Indiana Right to Life leaders predict the law will save thousands of unborn babies’ lives when it goes into effect.

The Indiana Department of Health just published abortion statistics for 2022. The report shows a massive rise in abortions as well as abortion complications, including one woman who died along with her unborn baby in an abortion.

“Last year was, essentially, open borders on abortion, despite the will of millions of loving and compassionate Hoosiers represented in the passage of SEA 1,” said Mike Fichter, Indiana Right to Life president and chief executive officer. “We are hopeful the recent Indiana Supreme Court ruling ends this exploitation by abortion businesses in Indiana. Each day the law remains inactive, is another day where Indiana becomes the final and fatal destination for unborn babies.”

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