House OKs new restrictions on pill-induced abortions, clinics

INDIANAPOLIS | The Republican-controlled Indiana House voted 70-26 Tuesday to strictly regulate the use of abortion-inducing pills and the clinics that distribute them.

RICH JAMES: GOP would be stopping only safe abortions

Six years after the Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, I was covering the Indiana Senate.

BRIAN HOWEY: Transvaginal ultrasound is transducer for masses

Amidst all the ribald humor, the yuks, and even “Pope LaMarr I” at the Gridiron Dinner the other night, something leaped off the gigantic video screen in the Indiana Roof Ballroom.

Dem leader warns on social issues ahead of House abortion battle

INDIANAPOLIS | Standing in front of an oversized report card on the House floor Thursday, Democratic Leader Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City, awarded midterm grades to the Republican supermajority: "D-" for supporting traditional public schools; "Incomplete" for aiding the middle class; and "B+…

Senate drops one of two ultrasounds required for pill-induced abortion

INDIANAPOLIS | A woman seeking a pill-induced abortion may be compelled to undergo only one ultrasound, instead of two, following a change made Monday to pending legislation by the Indiana Senate.

Ind. Senate's abortion ultrasound proposal draws national criticism

INDIANAPOLIS | Legislation to regulate pill-induced abortions similarly to surgical abortions in Indiana has prompted national criticism, because the measure could lead to some abortion-seeking women undergoing two ultrasounds.

Women's health center features technology, comfort

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP | From the robes, television and snacks in the inner waiting room to the neutral colors on the walls, the Center for Women's Health is designed to ease anxiety that can accompany medical procedures.

Body of work

Radiology students Samantha Holmes of Griffith, left, Andrea Sanchez, of Hammond, and Aya Abdalaziz, of Merrillville, use a computer interface to X-ray a cadaver Friday as part of the International Human Cadaver Prosection Program at Indiana University Northwest.

Body of work

Prosection students Pete Zack, of Hammond, Jarad Markley, of Plainfield, Ind., and Kaleigh Fetcko, of Crown Point, view X-rays of a human cadaver Friday.