On January 27, the Indiana Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 236—a bill that would effectively outlaw abortion pills by turning everyday Hoosiers into private enforcers, encouraging them to sue doctors, pharmacists, and providers for at least $100,000 per case. This isn’t about safety. It’s about control.

Under this bill, medical decisions are no longer guided by patients and doctors, but by fear. Fear of lawsuits. Fear of surveillance. Fear that anyone—from a stranger to a political activist—could insert themselves into the most private moments of someone’s life.

Indiana already has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. SB 236 escalates that ban by creating a system where civil “bounty” lawsuits replace medical judgment. It opens the door to harassment, confusion, and delayed care—even in complex pregnancies where time matters and outcomes can turn life-threatening.

Doctors have warned that this bill will force them to second-guess care in emergencies. Patients have said the idea of their medical records being scrutinized by non-medical actors is violating. Even some lawmakers acknowledged the chilling effect this bill could have—yet it passed anyway.

Abortion pills are part of modern, evidence-based healthcare. Blocking access through intimidation doesn’t make people safer. It just makes care harder to reach, especially for low-income families, rural residents, and those already facing barriers.

This petition calls on the Indiana House of Representatives to stop Senate Bill 236 and refuse to advance it. If the bill becomes law, we call on lawmakers and state leaders to repeal it and restore sanity, compassion, and medical integrity to Indiana’s healthcare system.

We believe Hoosiers deserve freedom, privacy, and trust in their doctors—not a state-sanctioned system that rewards people for policing one another.

Indiana can choose care over cruelty. Add your name to demand that our leaders do the same.