Indiana state senators have narrowly passed a near-total abortion ban during a rare weekend session, sending the bill to the House after a contentious week of arguments over whether to allow exceptions for rape and incest.
Ten Republican senators voted against the legislation Saturday, including a handful who support abortion rights.
“We are considering dictating medical decisions with blinders and ignorant of the astounding, unintended consequences we are creating," Becker warned, saying the Senate is “just making a mess.”Republican Sen. Mike Young, whose amendment calling for no exceptions except for the life of the mother previously failed, said he voted against the bill not because he agrees with its opponents but because he has qualms with some aspects of the legislation he hopes are addressed.
GOP Sen. Sue Glick of LaGrange, who authored the abortion bill, said during the debate she doesn’t expect the legislation approved by the Senate to be the final version the legislature passes. She called the Senate bill “an expression of where we believe the state of Indiana is right now.”The legislation’s passage “is a huge step forward in protecting the life of the unborn children in our state," Glick said in a statement after the bill’s approval.
Democratic Sen. Tim Lanane of Anderson condemned the bill as a product of a male-dominated Legislature that's poised to take away the control that pregnant women should have over their own bodies.
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