NEW: Indiana legislature passes first abortion ban in US since Roe reversal
The state Senate voted 28-19 on Friday to concur with a House amendment on the bill, which contains exceptions for rape, incest, saving the life of the mother, and lethal fetal anomalies. The bill is now awaiting a signature from Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb.
"If Holcomb signs it into law, the bill will take effect on Sept. 15 and almost all abortions will be illegal in the Hoosier State," a reporter for Politico wrote on social media. BREAKING: Indiana’s legislature has passed the nation’s first abortion ban after the fall of Roe after the Senate voted 28-19 tonight to concur with a House amendment on the bill. The bill now heads to @GovHolcomb’s desk.ANTI-ABORTION TEENAGER ALLEGEDLY BEATEN, ABUSED WHILE CANVASSING IN KANSAS
Before the House amendment, the state Senate passed the bill with a vote of 26-20. Under the bill, doctors who perform abortions could be charged with level-five felonies unless the abortion is performed for a mother whose life is in danger or who has been a victim of rape or incest. The bill makes Indiana the 13th state to make abortion procedures a felony. Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah all have similar laws, though Utah saw a district judge temporarily block its ban.While the Supreme Court held in the 1973 Roe verdict that there existed a constitutional right to privacy that extended to abortions, the high court overturned this precedent in the June ruling in Dobbs v.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
After Roe, new show at Oakland Museum looks at Bay Area feminism’s past and future‘Hella Feminist’ at the Oakland Museum of California looks at how feminism, a term and movement long fraught by divisions and contradictions, may be more ‘relevant’ now than…
Lire la suite »
The Fall of Roe Makes Complex Pregnancies Even RiskierTime is of the essence for doctors handling ectopic pregnancies or incomplete miscarriages. But the Dobbs decision has created dangerous delays in care.
Lire la suite »
The Gray Area of Miscarriages in the Post-Roe WorldManaging miscarriage has similarities to terminating a pregnancy, and with new state restrictions on abortion, physicians are afraid to provide necessary procedures.
Lire la suite »
Doctors struggle post-Roe treating teens for rape, mental health issues'These health laws that we have seen significantly impact health care providers' ability to care for their patients.' EXCLUSIVE: Doctors struggle post-Roe treating teens for rape and mental health issues Read more:
Lire la suite »
10 New Ways Docs Could Face Legal Troubles Post-RoeMedscape asked legal experts for advice on how doctors can protect themselves and still provide appropriate medical care in this rapidly changing legal landscape. Here's what they had to say.
Lire la suite »
Roe v. Wade ruling spurs LGBT Texans to change plans, leave stateAUSTIN — Wedding dates are getting moved up. Paternity documents and wills are being updated. Homes are up for sale. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to...
Lire la suite »