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17 abortions meet exceptions under ban, new report shows

Nine of the 17 abortions since Aug. 21 cited a lethal fetal anomaly; seven were due to a serious health risk or life of the woman and one was due to rape or incest.
Senate debates changes to abortion ban for five hours, keeps rape and incest exceptions

Brandon Smith

The Indiana Senate rejected an effort Thursday that would’ve deleted rape and incest exceptions from its proposed abortion ban, SB 1(s).