Indiana's new law restricting abortions halted by judge

INDIANAPOLIS — Federal Judge Tanya Walton Pratt granted a preliminary injunction Thursday that stops Indiana's new abortion law from going into effect July 1.

The law, passed this year by the Indiana General Assembly, would prohibit abortions sought solely because a fetus had been potentially diagnosed with a disability such as Down syndrome.

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Proponents of the law say it protects against discrimination based on disability. Opponents say it infringes on a woman's right to seek an abortion.

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law.

The ruling Thursday keeps the law from going into effect until the case is settled.