The Indiana Senate on Saturday passed a bill that seeks to ban most abortions in the state, a move that has attracted criticism from both pro-abortion and pro-life supporters.
The bill was passed during a special session of the GOP-controlled Senate in a 26 to 20 vote after almost four hours of debate. It now heads over to the House which is also under Republican control. Senate Bill 1 makes abortion in the state a Level 5 felony unless it is required to prevent any substantial permanent impairment of the mother or if the pregnancy was the result of incest or rape and the fetus has a specified postfertilization age….