Where abortion rights stand, six weeks post-Roe

Indiana has become the first state to pass a new abortion ban since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. But it likely won’t be the last.

By Sarah Stark
Indiana abortion ban protestors
Abortion-rights protesters fill Indiana Statehouse corridors and cheer outside legislative chambers, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, as lawmakers vote to concur on a near-total abortion ban, in Indianapolis. Arleigh Rodgers / Associated Press
Indiana abortion ban protestors
Abortion-rights protesters fill Indiana Statehouse corridors and cheer outside legislative chambers, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, as lawmakers vote to concur on a near-total abortion ban, in Indianapolis. Arleigh Rodgers / Associated Press

Where abortion rights stand, six weeks post-Roe

Indiana has become the first state to pass a new abortion ban since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. But it likely won’t be the last.

By Sarah Stark
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Until last Friday, every post-Roe abortion ban came from state laws that were already on the books before the Supreme Court’s decision in June. Then, Indiana passed a near-total abortion ban — the same week Kansas voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have taken away abortion rights protections.

Reset talks to two reporters about the state of abortion rights in Indiana and nationwide.

GUESTS: Shefali Luthra, gender and health care reporter for The 19th

Michael Puente, WBEZ reporter