Tue Aug 1, 2023 – 10:33 am EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Approximately 95% of abortions are now illegal in Indiana due to a state law going into effect today, August 1.
The law, passed in August 2022, prohibits all abortions except those sought due to rape or incest during the first ten weeks or “substantial and irreversible physical impairment” of the mother’s health. It allows for the killing of preborn babies if the preborn child “suffers from an irremediable medical condition that is incompatible with sustained life outside the womb” up to 20 weeks.
It also prohibits non-hospital facilities, such as Planned Parenthood, from committing abortions.
The state’s supreme court cleared the law for enforcement with a June 30 ruling. However, the ACLU is still challenging the law separately under the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, claiming that it violates the religious liberty of pro-abortion citizens.
A pro-life group in Indiana had reservations about the law due to its wording and exceptions.
Indiana Right to Life stated last August:
While we cannot fully endorse the amended SB1 due to it rape, incest, and lethal fetal anomaly exceptions, we acknowledge the path forward is either the potential to
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