Indiana Passes Bill to Make it Second State to Ban Abortions Based on Down Syndrome

An Indiana bill to protect unborn babies from being aborted simply because of a disability, race or sex is on its way to Gov. Mike Pence’s desk this week.

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The Indiana House gave final approval to House Bill 1337 on Wednesday in a 60-40 vote, sending it to the pro-life governor’s desk, according to The Journal Gazette. The state senate passed the bill in February. Indiana House Bill 1337 would ban abortion doctors from knowingly aborting an unborn baby solely because of a genetic disability such as Down syndrome, the unborn baby’s race or sex. The bill also has several other abortion-related measures, including a requirement that aborted or miscarried babies’ bodies be cremated or buried and another requirement that abortionists who have hospital admitting privileges renew them annually. The burial/cremation requirement backs up a law passed in 2015 by Gov. Pence requiring that aborted babies’ bodies be disposed of in a humane way. More...

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