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      Disciplinary Hearing for Indiana Abortion Doctor Denounced as 'State-Sponsored Harassment'

      "Attacks on reproductive freedom look like doctors being attacked and harassed for doing their job and providing essential abortion care," said one advocacy group.

      Julia Conley
      May 25, 2023

      Update (10:00 am ET, May 26):

      The Indiana state medical licensing board voted to fine Dr. Caitlin Bernard $3,000 for speaking publicly about the abortion she provided to a 10-year-old patient in July 2022, and to serve her an official letter of reprimand. Board members rejected one count that she failed to follow patient privacy laws and another count that would have found her unfit to practice medicine in Indiana.

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      ​Huge clouds of black smoke from a fire

      'It Doesn't Have to Be This Way': Major Plastics Fire Triggers Toxic Fears in Indiana

      "There is a host of different chemicals that plastics give off when they're on fire, and it's concerning," said the state fire marshal.

      Julia Conley
      Apr 12, 2023

      Officials in the city of Richmond, Indiana said Wednesday that a fire that broke out at a plastics facility Tuesday is expected to continue burning for several days, sending huge plumes of black smoke—that doubtlessly contain toxins—into the environment there.

      Authorities have not released the name of the business owner or company, but The New York Times reported that the complex was formerly owned by Hoffco/Comet Industries, which produced garden and lawn motors before closing in 2009. The facility is now used to store large amounts of plastic for resale and recycling.

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      Indiana Women Protest Extreme Abortion Law

      'Backsliding on Democracy': Indiana Governor Signs Extreme Abortion Ban Bill

      'The extremist lawmakers who forced this bill through a special session clearly could not care less about what their constituents want or need.'

      Common Dreams Staff
      Aug 06, 2022

      Late Friday night, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed legislation making the state the first in the nation to pass extreme abortion restrictions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

      Earlier, the Indiana senate approved the near-total ban on a 28-19 vote just hours after the House passed it in a 62-38 vote.

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