Roe v Wade: U.S.’ Indiana becomes first state to approve abortion ban
The state of Indiana has passed a near-total ban on abortion following landmark reproductive rights case Roe v Wade being overturned at the United States Supreme Court in June.
On Friday, lawmakers passed the bill and the governor signed a near-total ban on abortion, making Indiana the first state to approve new restrictions on the terminations since Roe v. Wade rights returned to state level in June.
The Senate approved the ban 28-19 and the House advanced it 62-38.
Indiana currently permits abortions up to 20 weeks after fertilisation (or 22 weeks after the mother’s last menstrual period). The new law will go into effect on September 15.
The now approved bill would allow exceptions for when the mother’s life is at stake and for fatal fetal anomalies, up to 20 weeks post-fertilisation. It would also allow exceptions for some abortions if the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest.
This allowance was approved in spite of the Republican-sponsored amendments that would have seen the exceptions for rape, incest and fatal fetal anomalies removed from the bill. The Indiana House rejected the amendments.
The signing of this legislation comes three days after voters in Kansas rejected the amendment that would have removed abortion rights protections from their State Constitution.
Fifty-nine per cent of Kansas voters picked preserving abortion rights over the 41 per cent who supported removing the reproductive rights protections from the state constitution.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Economy
Kano govt says 5,800 women empowered with N290 million grants
The Kano government has distributed N50,000 grants to 5,800 women across the 44 council areas under its Monthly Women’s Empowerment and Poverty Relief Programme.
Showbiz
‘Show Ya Sef’ Season: Big Brother reveals why Whitney ‘Nomy’ Chukwu was disqualified
Nomy’s disqualification makes her one of the housemates whose journey has ended through disciplinary action rather than the regular eviction process.
Education
AGILE distributes ATM cards to 33,696 Jigawa pupils
The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project has begun distributing ATM cards to 33,696 pupils in Jigawa.
Africa
Report links British colonial rule to Africa’s environmental vulnerability
He said the report enlightens the ecological destruction in Africa and also follows efforts on the region’s reparations demands.
States
Customs officer killed in car crash
A 54-year-old customs officer, Etteng Ise, has died in a lone motor crash along the Ikom-Calabar Highway in Cross River.
Economy
Enugu United Palm Products begins commercial oil productionÂ
Enugu United Palm Products, a public-private partnership between Pragmatic Palms Limited and the Enugu government, has begun commercial palm oil production for the Nigerian market.
