Some want to reduce Planned Parenthood to a political symbol, but in Indiana it is a lifeline. The organization no longer provides abortions in the state, but it continues as a health care provider. Nearly 25,000 patients, most living at or below the poverty line, rely on the organization’s 11 health centers each year for basic care. In 2024 alone, more than 34,000 visits for preventive care saved taxpayers an estimated $13 million.

That makes the latest legal maneuver from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita especially troubling. His office has asked a federal court to vacate a 12-year-old injunction protecting Planned Parenthood’s participation in Indiana’s Medicaid program. The injunction dates to 2013, when a judge blocked enforcement of a 2011 law banning state contracts with aborti

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