Republican Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb hailed the near-total ban as making “progress in protecting life.”
Republican Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has signed a near-total abortion ban into law over the protests of Democrats and abortion rights advocates.
“These actions followed long days of hearings filled with sobering and personal testimony from citizens and elected representatives on this emotional and complex topic,” he added. “Ultimately, those voices shaped and informed the final contents of the legislation and its carefully negotiated exceptions to address some of the unthinkable circumstances a woman or unborn child might face.”
Holcomb wasted little time in signing the bill. During the brief gap between the ban passing in the legislature and reaching his desk, Democrats and pro-abortion rights groups begged the governor to issue a veto.
