Shackleford statement on today’s Indiana Supreme Court ruling

Please attribute the following statement to State Rep. Robin Shackleford (D-Indianapolis) after today's Indiana Supreme Court decision to uphold Indiana's near-total abortion ban:

“Today, the Indiana Supreme Court decided to affirm a near-total abortion ban that will affect all Hoosiers, especially women of color. Historically, Black women have been mistreated, abused, and ignored in the reproductive healthcare system.

The Indiana near-total abortion ban strips women of their bodily autonomy and will worsen these ongoing issues.  One of my biggest struggles with this decision is very simple: the government should not be making health decisions for women. The choice to have an abortion is an extremely personal one that should be left up to a woman and her doctor. It's a well-known fact that restricting abortions is not an effective way of stopping abortions, it just stops safe abortions. Restricting access to health care poses a direct threat to Hoosier women. To the women of Indiana, I will continue to be your voice and fight for you.”