Pro-choice advocates in Indiana are taking their fight against the state’s abortion restrictions directly to the highest court using an unconventional legal approach. The challengers are invoking Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, claiming the abortion ban interferes with their faith-based convictions that support access to the procedure.
This unique legal strategy represents a creative approach that could influence similar litigation across the country. The Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to fast-track the case, allowing the challengers to bypass lower court proceedings. Oral arguments are scheduled to take place in September.
