Indiana passes near-total ban on abortion, first state to do so after the fall of Roe v. Wade
The Republican-dominated state Senate approved the legislation 28-19 Friday in a vote that came just hours after it passed Indiana’s lower chamber. The bill, which will go into effect Sept. 15, only allows abortion in cases of rape, incest, lethal fetal abnormality or when the procedure is necessary to prevent severe health risks or death.
In a statement released shortly after signing the bill, Holcomb said he had “stated clearly” following the fall ofthat he would be willing to support antiabortion legislation. He also highlighted the “carefully negotiated” exceptions in the law, which he said address “some of the unthinkable circumstances a woman or unborn child might face.”Abortion rights organizations quickly rebuked the new law.
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