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.
