Rape Exception Divides Indiana Republicans in Abortion Debate
Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray opens the second day of hearings on a Republican proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, on July 26.
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Republican lawmakers in Indiana—the state where a 10-year-old victim recently traveled to end a pregnancy—are struggling to advance an abortion ban because they can’t agree whether to allow exceptions for rape.
With roughly two weeks left in a special session, state Senate leaders postponed a planned Friday vote because factions of the GOP, which has supermajority control, are refusing to compromise on whether to allow some abortions under limited circumstances.