The case was brought forth by abortion rights advocates and members of “Hoosier Jews for Choice,” who successfully argued that abortion can, under certain circumstances, be a deeply held religious obligation. The court accepted the premise that individual beliefs could necessitate abortion as a religious act.

The ruling explicitly states that the existing exceptions within Indiana’s abortion law do not negate the need for this additional religious accommodation. The court found that allowing this limited exception would not drastically increase the number of abortions performed.