MARY BETH SCHNEIDER: Pregnant, young and alone? Tough luck in Indiana
At 16, Indiana law considers a girl old enough to consent to sex, but not old enough until she is 18 to consent to medical care for its consequences.
At 16, Indiana law considers a girl old enough to consent to sex, but not old enough until she is 18 to consent to medical care for its consequences.
A proposal by a Democratic lawmaker to create a voluntary paid-family leave insurance program has a Republican co-sponsor this year—and maybe a chance to become law.
It took Indiana more than two decades just to add two additional women to its 150 members. Hardly a reason to pop the champagne.