Conservative Indiana Lawmaker Proposes State Abortion Ban

Pro-abortion rights counter protesters hold signs while anti-abortion demonstrators march past the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, during the annual March for Life. Thousands of anti-abortion de... Pro-abortion rights counter protesters hold signs while anti-abortion demonstrators march past the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, during the annual March for Life. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators are gathering in Washington for an annual march to protest the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) MORE LESS

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana Republican lawmaker says he will propose legislation next year that would effectively ban abortion in the state, despite a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a nationwide right to abortion.

State Rep. Curt Nisly, of Goshen, says he’ll sponsor the bill when the Legislature meets in January.

Abortion-rights groups are certain to oppose the measure, and it is doubtful that it will advance in the Statehouse.

But anti-abortion groups are emboldened by Donald Trump’s election and hope the Republican president-elect will appoint Supreme Court justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade.

Social conservative activist Monica Boyer says now is the time to push for legislation like Nisly’s. She and other abortion opponents hope a legal challenge would reach the nation’s highest court.

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

5
Show Comments

Notable Replies

  1. Once again proving: There is NO war on women.

  2. Avatar for aiddon aiddon says:

    Soon there will be no one in Indiana and they’ll just turn the state into a giant basketball stadium with the Indy 500 in the middle

  3. I gotta find me a gif of chimps pulling/playing with wiring.

    I think its going to be relevant soon.

  4. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Today, a ban on abortions.
    Tomorrow, a ban on contraception.
    The day after that, relaxing spousal abuse laws. (Aka, Suck it up, Buttercup)
    The day after that, re-legalized spousal rape.
    The day after that, bring back stoning of female adulterers.
    The day after that, repealing the 19th Amendment.
    The day after that…???

Continue the discussion at forums.talkingpointsmemo.com

Participants

Avatar for system1 Avatar for imkmu3 Avatar for inversion Avatar for tiowally Avatar for aiddon

Continue Discussion