By Veronica Stracqualursi, Laura Ly and Kiely Westhoff, CNN
Updated 11:21 AM ET, Sat August 6, 2022
(CNN)Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday signed a bill that would ban most abortions in Indiana — making it the first state to pass a restrictive law against the procedure since Roe v. Wade was overturned this summer.
The Indiana House and Senate passed the GOP-sponsored bill earlier Friday.
The new law provides exceptions for when the life of the mother is at risk and for fatal fetal anomalies, up to 20 weeks post-fertilization. It also allows exceptions for some abortions if the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest. It will go into effect on September 15.
Current Indiana law allows abortions up to 20 weeks after fertilization (or 22 weeks after the mother’s last menstrual period).
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