Expansion Sought on Abortion Consent Laws
Women seeking an abortion would be told life begins at conception, under a proposal that would give Indiana one of the furthest-reaching abortion consent laws in the country.
Only one state -- South Dakota -- has gone so far in what it orders doctors to tell women before they can get abortions, and that law has been blocked by a court.
Supporters say the Indiana legislation would provide women with key information, but critics argue it blurs the line between church and state and could infringe on doctors’ 1st Amendment rights.
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