Posted on 08/06/2022 10:15:53 AM PDT by Dr. Marten
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana on Friday became the first state in the nation to approve abortion restrictions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as the Republican governor quickly signed a near-total ban on the procedure shortly after lawmakers approved it.
The ban, which takes effect Sept. 15, includes some exceptions. Abortions would be permitted in cases of rape and incest, before 10-weeks post-fertilization; to protect the life and physical health of the mother; and if a fetus is diagnosed with a lethal anomaly. Victims of rape and incest would not be required to sign a notarized affidavit attesting to an attack, as had once been proposed.
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Thank you.
The article that you linked, https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/08/06/indiana-abortion-bill-ban-law/65394328007/, maps out the details much more clearly.
bye
may their chains lie lightly on them.
Last year, 8414 abortions took place in Indiana.
That’s 32 every working day of the week.
Good luck advancing THIS idea!
Yup.
Whores are sounding cheaper and cheaper.
Indystar doesn’t even rate being placed in the bottom of a birdcage any more.
Gannett and its leftist slant ruined it.
Are the out-of-state leftards there to start the circus freak show yet?
“...fence straddling.”
Get BOTH feet planted on one side or the other, or learn to sing soprano.
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