BREAKING: The Indiana House has voted to ban abortion in Indiana. SB 1 is expected to get final approval by the Senate today.
SB 1 will force women and other people who can become pregnant into second-class status in the state of Indiana.
Indiana is poised to become the first state in the country to pass a new abortion ban since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
SB 1 will force Hoosiers to carry pregnancies against their will. This bill ignores the majority of Hoosiers who support abortion access.
The impact of restricting abortion access will fall hardest on people who already face systemic racism & barriers to health care access.
Given Indiana’s maternal mortality crisis, we know that banning abortion puts the lives of pregnant Hoosiers at risk — especially Black women.
SB 1 is a cruel and dangerous attack on liberty and freedom.
We won’t stop fighting until everyone can access the abortion care they need without politicians interfering, because everyone deserves the freedom to decide if and when to have a child. #BansOffIndiana#INLegis
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Indiana legislators are putting the health and safety of Hoosier women at risk, and again surrendering to the demands of a small group of anti-abortion extremists.
If anyone had doubts that the end goal is an all-out ban on abortion, today’s amendments to SB 1 made that clear.
The few exceptions that had been included in SB 1 were essentially stripped, ignoring the opinion of the majority of Hoosiers who believe individuals should have the freedom to decide if and when to have children. #BansOffIndiana#INLegis
From its very inception, the Indiana Constitution has contained the right to privacy, implicit in this right is the right for a woman and her doctor to make medical decisions regarding reproductive health.
Indiana's special legislative session is underway, and banning abortion is on the table.
Here’s what you need to know. 🧵
Legislators are convening today to begin hearings on Senate Bill 1 — a cruel, dangerous bill that would ban abortion in Indiana, forcing Hoosiers to carry a pregnancy against their will.
The Indiana legislature is the first in the country to convene for a special session following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, which gave state legislators the green light to restrict abortion access.
Banning abortion puts Hoosiers’ health and safety at risk.