IndianaAbortion inducing drugs and abortion reports.
What it does
Modifies the definitions of "abortion" and "abortion inducing drug". Amends the information required to be reported to the Indiana department of health (state department) concerning an abortion complication. Requires the state department to send each abortion complication report to the office of the inspector general.
More detail
Provides that a person who manufactures, distributes, mails, transports, delivers, prescribes, or provides an abortion inducing drug is jointly and severally liable for: (1) the wrongful death of an unborn child or pregnant woman from the use of an abortion inducing drug; and (2) personal injury of an unborn child or pregnant woman from the use of the abortion inducing drug. Allows the mother or father of an unborn child to bring a wrongful death action for the wrongful death of the unborn child from the use of abortion inducing drugs. Provides affirmative defenses. Allows for qui tam actions against certain persons. Adds an exception for the prohibition on abortion inducing drugs.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 29First reading: referred to Committee on Public HealthLatest
- Jan 28Referred to the HouseMinor
- Jan 27Third reading: passed; Roll Call 115: yeas 35, nays 10Passed Senate
- Vote recorded SB 236 - Johnson T - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Cosponsors: Representatives Bascom, Prescott, King
- Jan 27House sponsor: Representative Jeter
- Jan 26Amendment #4 (Yoder) failed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 26Amendment #3 (Hunley) failed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 26Amendment #2 (Hunley) failed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 26Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 26Senators Alexander, Holdman, Byrne added as coauthors
- Jan 26Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedMinor
- Jan 26Amendment #6 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 22Senators Rogers, Gaskill added as coauthors
- Jan 22Senators Raatz, Young M, Tomes added as coauthors
- Jan 22Senators Doriot, Donato, Maxwell, Buchanan added as coauthors
- Jan 22Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 22Senator Brown L added as second author
- Jan 8First reading: referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 8Authored by Senator Johnson TIntroduced