in an embryo or fetus, possibly as early as six weeks of pregnancy.
The committee voted 7-5 in favor of the ban after also adding provisions under which doctors could face felony criminal charges and up to six years in prison for performing an illegal abortion. That's the same potential penalty for performing abortions under Indiana’s current 20-week ban. “Indiana legislators are putting the health and safety of Hoosier women at risk, and again surrendering to the demands of a small group of anti-abortion extremists,” said Katie Blair, the organization’s advocacy director.
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