Indiana Court of Appeals upholds injunction on abortion ban [Video]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld an injunction on the state’s near-total abortion ban for those with religious beliefs that allow abortions.

The RFRA, passed in 2015, prohibits government action that interferes with a person’s religious exercise, unless the government can prove it has a compelling reason for doing so and uses the least restrictive means available.

The ACLU said the court also affirmed the case should proceed as a class action, applying to all whose religious beliefs would allow for abortions. 

“For many Hoosiers, the ability to obtain an abortion is necessary based on a sincerely held religious belief,” said Ken Falk, legal director of the ACLU of Indiana. “The burden placed on these individuals by Indiana’s abortion ban is absolute and life-altering. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is clear that it …