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SB109 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

Abortion Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator La Keisha Jackson
Last action
2025-12-09
Official status
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Official source material does not provide specific details on the consequences of illegal access to records or whether personal details must remain secret.

Keeping Abortion Reports Private

This bill makes sure that reports about abortions sent by doctors to the state are kept private and cannot be shared like other public records.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes abortion reports submitted by health care providers confidential medical records.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Health care providers who perform abortions
  • The Indiana Department of Health

Terms To Know

Confidential medical record
A health document that is kept private and not shared with the public.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if someone tries to access these records illegally.
  • The bill has only been introduced and needs further action before becoming law.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-09 Senate

    Authored by Senator Jackson L

  2. 2025-12-09 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.
Confidentiality of pregnancy termination reports.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

Confidentiality of pregnancy termination reports.

States that a health care provider's report concerning the performance of an abortion that is submitted to the Indiana department of health is a medical record, confidential, and not subject to disclosure as a public record.