With thankful hearts, Right to Life of Northeast Indiana rejoices that abortions in Indiana are down nearly 98% after a year of the Life Bill being in place. Any abortion taking place is a tragedy, and we desire to support women, children, and families in a way that makes abortion unthinkable in our state.
With a total of 41 abortions performed in quarter three of 2024, most cases of abortion in Indiana were due to a lethal fetal anomaly with 26 abortions performed. 9 abortions took place for serious health risk/life of the mother, and 6 due to rape or incest.
Abortions were nearly a 50/50 split between surgical and chemical, using medicines misoprostol and mifepristone.
A big takeaway from the reports on Q3’s abortions in Indiana is that one baby is reported to be born alive during an abortion. There is no further information on what follow-up medical care was given to this baby.
Unfortunately, there is no way for these numbers to reflect the women who went out of state for an abortion or to reflect the chemical medication abortions obtained through the mail.
The Indiana Department of Health is also not releasing full Termination of Pregnancy Reports, but only summarizing them due to “privacy concerns” with the falling number of abortions in the state.
The public should have access to these anonymous reports due to compliance concerns of those performing abortions in the state. Termination of Pregnancy Reports (TPRs) exist to protect women. The purpose of these reports is to improve maternal health and life by collecting data on maternal health and life factors, as well as ensure that abortions are only performed under the law, with the opportunity for the public and pro-life organizations to ensure accountability for doctors as well.
Of the 41 abortions in Indiana in Q3, 18 complication reports were filed. Complications such as infection, vaginal bleeding, missed ectopic pregnancy, free fluid in the abdomen, and finally 12 reports of incomplete abortions.
Having access to the Termination of Pregnancy Reports would give further insight into what doctors are performing these abortions and why the complication rate is so high. So far in the 2024 year, almost 50% of abortions in Indiana have resulted in a complication.
Overall, it is a blessing that the number of abortions has fallen so drastically one year after the Life Bill took effect. Lives are being saved every day in Indiana. The work in the pro-life movement is not done, and we will continue speaking out for the innocent and fostering a culture of life in Northeast Indiana. One life taken is one too many, and we will continue to advocate for the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and support families so that abortion becomes unthinkable.
