Near-total abortion bans upheld in Indiana and North Carolina.

The Indiana Supreme Court lifted an injunction on a law prohibiting nearly all abortions from conception, while allowing exceptions when necessary to save a woman's life or protect her from serious health risks.
A federal judge allowed most provisions of North Carolina's 12-week abortion ban to take effect, though temporarily blocking one requirement for doctors to document the location of pregnancies with ultrasound evidence before prescribing medication abortion.
The laws in both states ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, while allowing exceptions for rape, incest, life-limiting fetal anomalies and threats to the mother's life or health.
Abortion rights groups argue the rulings deprive many of essential healthcare and disproportionately impact marginalized groups, though anti-abortion groups celebrate the states for upholding "fetal rights".
Separate lawsuits in Indiana claim the law violates religious freedom, while amendments to North Carolina's law aim to clarify provisions challenged as too vague, contradictory, or restrictive.