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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jan 12, 2017, 02:33 AM Jan 2017

New group fights back against abortion ban

A new activist group is fighting legislation that would make abortions illegal in Indiana.

The Indiana Reproductive Justice Coalition took 3,000 petitions to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office Wednesday, asking him to stop the Protection of Life bill if it gets to his desk.

However, it's unclear the bill would even get that far.

House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, has expressed reservations about the measure, though he said he hadn't formed a final opinion.

Read more: http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/11/new-group-pushes-back-against-abortion-ban/96449364/

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