Now is the time to take action
Indiana Lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 236—an extreme abortion ban that empowers private citizens to surveil, sue, and punish one another.
What is SB 236?
Senate Bill 236 is an extreme attack on abortion access in Indiana.
The bill goes far beyond restricting care. It includes “bounty-hunter” style provisions that allow private individuals to take legal action against people they believe have helped someone obtain an abortion. That means everyday Hoosiers could be encouraged to surveil, report, and sue one another over deeply personal medical decisions.
Other concerning provisions in the bill:
❋ Bounty-Hunter ProvisionsAllows private individuals to sue people they believe helped someone obtain an abortion, encouraging surveillance and turning neighbors into enforcers of the law.
❋ Fetal Personhood LanguageIncludes fetal personhood language that elevates embryos and fetuses to legal status, threatening abortion access and opening the door to criminalizing pregnancy outcomes.
❋ Blanket Ban on Medication AbortionImpose a sweeping ban on medication abortion, cutting off one of the most common, safe, and effective forms of abortion care used across the country.
❋ Pregnancy Reports as Public Records Potentially treat pregnancy-related reports as public records, putting deeply personal medical information at risk of exposure and violating patient and provider privacy.
What you can do right now
Take Action
your voice matters and lawmakers need to hear it now.
Contact your legislators and tell them to vote now on SB 236.
Talking about abortion. Seriously.
Abortion is common. Abortion is Health care. and silence is exactly what lawmakers want.
You do not have to be an expert to make a difference. Use our Let’s Talk About Abortion Conversation Guide to get started.