Keep Choice Real in Indiana A serious threat to women’s access to safe and legal abortion in Indiana will be heard in the General Assembly this Wednesday.  Senate Bill 89 is scheduled for hearing by the Indiana House Public Policy Committee next Wednesday, March 25 at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. Senate Bill 89 would require doctors who perform abortions in Indiana to obtain hospital admitting privileges in the county where the abortion occurs, or an adjacent county.   It is unnecessary, it is burdensome, and it adds nothing to health care policy in Indiana.  If passed, it will further erode access to Hoosier women’s ability to make the right choices for themselves and their families.    The legislation would mandate the same requirements as the county ordinances passed in both Vanderburgh and Dubois counties, where it has been falsely marketed as a “patient safety” movement. We must do everything possible to ensure that this legislation is not given a favorable vote in committee. Please take action by sending the letter/email below or, even better, a similar one in your own words, to your State Representative. You can also call your legislator at (800) 382-9842. Sample Letter for Campaign Subject: Please allow Hoosier women to have a choice. Dear [ Decision Maker ] , As an Indiana citizen who is proud to live in a country and state where a woman's right to choose is honored, please vote no on Senate Bill 89 in committee on Wednesday. This legislation is NOT about protecting patient safety as it is claimed to be. This legislation is about creating even more barriers to abortion by adding to the already onerous regulatory and bureaucratic environment for doctors who provide these services in Indiana. By mandating county hospital admitting privileges for the already small number of doctors who provide reproductive services for Indiana citizens, more and more women will be left without the ability to choose when and if to add to their families. Please don't let extremist politics erode Hoosier women's rights to have a choice. Please vote NO on Senate Bill 89. Sincerely,

Campaign Launched: March 14, 2009

Background Information

A Hoosier woman’s right to make a constitutionally-protected decision that is right for her family and her future. If this bill passes, we are only certain that abortions would continue in Marion County. Is one of 92 counties enough? The answer is very clearly NO.