WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Jackie Walorski issued the following statement after supporting H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015:

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Planned Parenthood of Kentucky today announced that, effective July 1, their nonprofits are merging to strengthen services in both states and ensure reproductive health care remains accessible and affordable. The new nonprofit, which will be known as Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky will serve patients at 28 health center …read more.

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana today announced that the United States Supreme Court has left standing a decision that preserves the right of women and men in the Medicaid program to access preventive health care services at Planned Parenthood health centers. The case will now proceed in U.S. …read more.

A federal appeals court ruled in the legal challenge to an Indiana statute that would end Medicaid funding to abortion providers. On Oct. 23, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago agreed with the lower court that had blocked enforcement of the Indiana law, House Enrolled Act 1210. The federal appeals court today …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s decision to deny Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds because it performs abortions denies women the freedom to choose their health care providers, a federal hearing officer said. The state had asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Chicago to reconsider its June 2011 ruling that found changes in Indiana’s Medicaid …read more.