House Bill 1426 was stripped of IUDs. Here’s what could happen next.
Author Archives: Mary Claire Molloy
Alma Mater: Indiana University Bloomington
As Mirror Indy's health reporter, I report on how we stay well and the systems meant to support us in that.
I’ve been working as a journalist in Indianapolis since my teenage years living in Butler Tarkington. I covered the FedEx mass shooting for The Washington Post and have also written for USA Today and The Indy Star.
When I’m not busy covering stories, I like to bake, listen to music and explore new places with the people I love.
I joined the Mirror Indy team because I believe in the power of local journalism. When you are deeply connected to a community, you tell stories that better represent it. Indianapolis is my hometown, and I am so excited to return to a newsroom with a mission I believe in.
My phone number is 317-721-7648 and my email is maryclaire.molloy@mirrorindy.org.
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Indiana lawmaker defends controversial birth control bill after criticism from fellow Democrats
‘This should not be politicized,’ Rep. Rita Fleming, a Democrat, penned in a letter to lawmakers.
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Indiana birth control bill is stripped of IUDs after anti-abortion group met with lawmakers
A bipartisan bill that sailed through the House is now drawing criticism from medical professionals and Senate Democrats.
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Pregnant women in Indiana are being exposed to toxic herbicides, study shows
The chemicals used on crops are linked to birth defects and cancer.
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The story of Jade and Lena, friends who refused to let sickle cell win
The two Indianapolis women met at a summer camp for children with sickle cell and now advocate for others who have the chronic blood disease.
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‘Mistreated in health care’: Sickle cell advocates rally at Indiana Statehouse
The majority of Indiana’s patients are Black residents in Lake and Marion counties who are on Medicaid.
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‘We can help people’: Indy barber tackles high blood pressure for Black customers
“I want to live to see my kids grow old,” one patient said.
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‘I was so overly excited’: New eastside pharmacy accepts all Medicaid plans
The location is open to the public, but primarily services people covered by Medicaid.
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‘Black women aren’t being heard’: Helping new moms prepare for birth
Indiana has the third highest maternal mortality rate in the nation. The majority of those deaths are Black women.
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Blocked for state award, Dr. Caitlin Bernard receives one from abortion rights group
Bernard became a national figure after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
