article_snippet: But Indiana's harsh anti-abortion laws, and the broader culture that seeks to control the decisions pregnant women can make about pregnant women own bodies, make women far less likely to reach out for this help.
article_snippet: Conservatives like to say that women are the "victims of abortion" and that laws such as the Indiana "feticide" measure are intended to "protect" them.  
article_snippet: The website of the Ohio Right to Life association similarly argues that "no one is interested in sending women to jail.
article_snippet: And in fact, the Indiana "feticide" law was plainly intended to criminalize "knowing or intentional termination of another's pregnancy."  
article_snippet: But there's no escaping the reality the Indiana "feticide" law has been used to turn pregnant women into criminals.  
article_snippet: So much for not sending women to jail.
article_snippet: Laws like Indiana's and cases like Patel's don't change that.  
article_snippet: What Laws like Indiana's and cases like Patel do is make women hide, avoid medical attention and put women lives at even greater risk.
article_snippet: It simply restricts their options to do so.