Indiana General Assembly special session abortion ban

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Indiana becomes the first state to pass an abortion ban after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the US Supreme Court. Planned Parenthood Alliance shares what this will mean for women’s reproductive health her in the Hoosier state.

Today: Alfred "Chip" Cooke, the Agent In Charge for northern Indiana for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, is on "Regionally Speaking" to discuss the latest provisional report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which shows that in Indiana, the number of overdose deaths hit a record high for a second year in a row to an estimated 2,755. Eighty-five percent of those Hoosier OD deaths were due to fentanyl. He emphasizes once again the dangers of fentanyl, especially the illegally-created version which is being mixed into other substances. "Times" chief political reporter Dan Carden is back to talk about the stories he's put out lately in print and online, most of them stories centering around a possible General Assembly special session if the U.S. Supreme Court authorizes states to further restrict or ban abortions.

Today: Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its Action Fund are very concerned about this week's "leak" of a draft of a majority opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court which -- if it would become official -- would strike down federal abortion protections. Jennifer Allen is the CEO of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocate Great Northwest and is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the implications of a high-court decision along with any abortion restrictions which may be made by the Indiana General Assembly. "Post-Tribune" freelance reporter Carole Carlson is also on the program with the stories she put out in print and online, including news of a meeting coming up May 18th in Gary called by the state agency which turned control of the Gary Community Schools over to a management firm.