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The federal Department of Health and Human Services told the state of Indiana Wednesday that its Medicaid plan, which bans funding to Planned Parenthood, is illegal and must be changed.In a letter sent to Indiana's Medicaid director, Medicaid Administrator Donald M.

Indiana is the nation’s first state to bar federal Medicaid funding for abortion providers, and Planned Parenthood was squarely in legislators’ sights.

A federal judge has refused to block a new Indiana law that cuts off public funding for Planned Parenthood.U.S.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has a stack of bills on his desk. But the most controversial he’s likely to sign is House Bill 1210. That one reached Daniels’ office late Friday afternoon.The bill cuts $3 million in federal funding to Planned Parenthood of Indiana. The money’s from the

Indiana’s governor has a tough choice to make soon. And it’s not about whether he’ll run for president.This issue is much closer to home.This week, the Republican-led Indiana House voted to approve a bill that would cut all funding to Planned Parenthood.

Recently, the anti-abortion group Life Always launched a controversial Chicago ad campaign featuring an image of President Barack Obama’s face and the tag line "Every 21 minutes our next possible leader is aborted."

Blogger Angie Jackson stirred up controversy in 2010 when she documented her abortion via Twitter. Jackson took the so-called abortion pill RU-486 and posted tweets throughout the process. She also uploaded a video about her decision.