Indiana opts not to appeal preliminary abortion law order
INDIANAPOLIS- The Indiana attorney general's office said Tuesday that it chose not to appeal a judge's order blocking a state law that would ban abortions sought due to fetal genetic abnormalities because the ruling is temporary while the case moves forward.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sued the state in April over the law, saying it's unconstitutional and violates women's privacy rights. US District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt granted the groups' request for a preliminary injunction to block the law from taking effect July 1, ruling on June 30 that the state does not have the authority to limit a woman's reasons for ending a pregnancy.
The Indiana attorney general's office had 30 days to appeal the preliminary order. Spokesman Bryan Corbin said Tuesday that the office determined that Indiana had no need to appeal while the overall lawsuit continues.
