The Biden administration criticized Indiana’s new abortion ban Saturday after the state became the first in the U.S. to approve new abortion restrictions post Roe
but allows for exceptions in cases of rape and incest before 10 weeks post-fertilization, as well as when a mother’s life is at-risk, and in instances of life-threatening fetal anomalies. It is set to go into effect on Sept. 15. All 11 Indiana Democratic Senators voted against the bill.Under the new legislation, abortions can only be performed in hospitals or outpatient centers owned by hospitals, thus shutting down all abortion clinics.
The current law in Indiana allows for abortions up to 22 weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period or 20 weeks after fertilization., “This week, I signed an executive order to make sure health care providers comply with federal law, so women don’t face delays or denials of medically necessary care. It builds on the first one I signed last month that will also help safeguard access to health care.
medication and emergency contraception. In another executive order Biden signed on Wednesday, he aimed to make travel for abortion care more accessible, especially for low-income women.for traveling to Indiana to get an abortion, due to Ohio’s “fetal heartbeat” law. Biden also spoke out then on the need to continue protecting abortion access.
“She was forced to have to travel out of the state to Indiana to seek to terminate the pregnancy and maybe save her life,” Biden said in a speech at the White House. “Ten years old — 10 years old! — raped, six weeks pregnant, already traumatized, was forced to travel to another state.”
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