Indiana lawmakers bring near-total abortion ban to final vote

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% :Indiana's state legislature moved the bill during a special session this summer, which lawmakers called after the U.S. Supreme Court's June decision empowered states to pass and carry out laws banning abortion.
45% : West Virginia is likely days away from passing a near-total abortion ban, and some 10 other Republican-led states have already implemented near-total bans that were on the books before the decision to overturn Roe.Indiana currently permits abortion up to 22 weeks after the last menstrual period, with several additional restrictions.
43% : The measure, which passed the Indiana House of Representatives on Friday and awaited approval by the Senate, would make Indiana the first state to pass legislation to sharply restrict abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
43% : The legislation seeks to terminate the licenses of abortion clinics and ban abortion in nearly all cases.
38% : It would make exceptions for abortion only "to prevent any serious health risk of the pregnant woman or to save the pregnant woman's life," in cases of fatal fetal abnormalities, or in cases of rape or incest.(Reporting by Gabriella Borter; editing by Diane Craft)

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