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Indiana, Florida Lawmakers OK Anti-Abortion Bills

HeadlineApr 28, 2011

Lawmakers in Indiana and Florida have approved measures imposing sweeping curbs on abortion. The Indiana measure would ban abortions after 20 weeks into pregnancy and strip all funding to the local chapter of Planned Parenthood. The Florida bill would bar federal health reform grants from paying for abortions and force all women to pay for ultrasounds before they can end their pregnancy.

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