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Indiana attorney general drops suit over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion
Read full article: Indiana attorney general drops suit over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortionIndiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion.
Indiana limits abortion data for privacy under near-total ban, but some GOP candidates push back
Read full article: Indiana limits abortion data for privacy under near-total ban, but some GOP candidates push backSome Indiana Republicans in key campaigns for office are fighting for access to detailed abortion reports that the health department stopped releasing to protect patient privacy under a near-total ban on the procedure.
Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion
Read full article: Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortionIndiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion.
Indiana's near-total abortion ban set to take effect as state Supreme Court denies rehearing
Read full article: Indiana's near-total abortion ban set to take effect as state Supreme Court denies rehearingIndiana’s near-total abortion ban is set to take effect within days after the Indiana Supreme Court denied a rehearing in the case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana.
Federal judge calls Indiana attorney general's TikTok lawsuit largely 'political posturing'
Read full article: Federal judge calls Indiana attorney general's TikTok lawsuit largely 'political posturing'The fate of an Indiana lawsuit against the social media company TikTok is uncertain after a federal judge lambasted it as “political posturing.”.
Indiana blocks Chinese-owned app TikTok from state devices over security concerns
Read full article: Indiana blocks Chinese-owned app TikTok from state devices over security concernsThe Indiana Office of Technology says the state has blocked the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from state devices.
Indiana judge won't block probe over 10-year-old's abortion
Read full article: Indiana judge won't block probe over 10-year-old's abortionIndiana's Republican attorney general can continue his investigation of an Indianapolis doctor who spoke publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim.
AG: Penalize doctor who spoke of Ohio 10-year-old's abortion
Read full article: AG: Penalize doctor who spoke of Ohio 10-year-old's abortionIndiana’s Republican attorney general has asked the state medical licensing board to discipline an Indianapolis doctor who has spoken publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio after its more-restrictive abortion law took effect.
Indiana judge weighing bid to block state's new abortion ban
Read full article: Indiana judge weighing bid to block state's new abortion banA top state lawyer has derided arguments that Indiana’s new abortion ban violates the state constitution, saying that Indiana had such laws in place when the constitution was drafted in 1851 and that opponents of the ban are trying to invent a state right to privacy.
Doctor's lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl's abortion
Read full article: Doctor's lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl's abortionThe lawyer for an Indiana doctor who has found herself at the center of a political firestorm after speaking out about a 10-year-old child abuse victim who traveled from Ohio for an abortion says her client provided proper treatment.
Ex-Pence aide seeks Indiana elections office that fired him
Read full article: Ex-Pence aide seeks Indiana elections office that fired himA former Mike Pence aide seeking to oust Indiana’s Republican secretary of state is fending off criticism about twice leaving jobs in that office after being written up for poor job performance.
Pence says schools reopenings 'best thing for our kids'
Read full article: Pence says schools reopenings 'best thing for our kids'Pence told a small audience at Marian University in Indianapolis that having children back in classrooms was a necessary step to seeing more parents returning to jobs. The remarks came even as President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged that some schools in virus hot spots may need to delay their reopening this fall. Opening up our schools again is the best thing for our kids, Pence said. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus coordinator, joined Pence at the event. Pence spoke at the university event after attending a fundraiser for Republican state attorney general candidate Todd Rokita at the suburban Indianapolis home of a supporter.
Indiana GOP ousts attorney general after groping allegations
Read full article: Indiana GOP ousts attorney general after groping allegationsFILE - In this Oct. 3, 2019, file photo, Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill holds a press conference in South Bend, Ind. Votes are being tallied Friday, July 10, 2020, to decide whether Republicans will nominate Attorney General Hill for a new term despiteallegations of groping four womenthat resulted in amonth-long suspension of his law license. State party officials announced Rokita defeated Hill and two lesser-known candidates. Weinzapfel has criticized the GOP candidates for supporting Hills participation with other Republican attorneys general in the lawsuit against Obamacare, but Rokitas nomination likely lessens the potential campaign impact of the groping allegations. Rokita has faced several controversies, including allegations that his congressional staffers often felt obligated to do political work to help his campaigns.