Planned Parenthood can refer Indiana abortion patients out-of-state, federal appeals court rules

Planned Parenthood celebrated the ruling while the state's attorney general kept mum. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 875

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that permanently bars the state of Indiana from penalizing Planned Parenthood for pointing pregnant minors to states in which abortion is legal.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Appeals Court for the Seventh District found that providing factual information on abortions, as well as referrals for the procedure, is speech protected by the First Amendment — and that the state’s arguments aren’t strong enough to overcome …

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