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Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — by turning a religious freedom law against the evangelical right

JL;DR SUMMARY In response to Indiana's abortion ban enacted after the Dobbs decision, Elly Cohen co-founded Hoosier Jews for Choice, challenging the law using the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish LawEvangelical ChristiansReligious FreedomIndianaAbortionReligious Freedom Restoration ActMike PenceHoosier Jews For ChoiceDobbs DecisionLegal Battles

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Indiana, United States
"She lives in Indiana, one of 13 states that enacted near-total bans on abortion following the Supreme Courts Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade."
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
"Massive backlash against the law notably by the NCAA the weekend before the Final Four basketball game was slated to occur in Indianapolis led Pence to sign into law a clarification that businesses could not use the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to deny services to people on the basis of their sexual orientation."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."
Washington DC, United States
"Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, she is a 2023 graduate of Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism."

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