Republican Jennifer-Ruth Green describes herself as "unashamedly and unapologetically pro-life," while Democratic U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan said he favors abortion rights for women.
"Given this new law, we will be forced to plan for more employment growth outside our home state," said Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co.
Indiana is the first state to legislatively impose new abortion restrictions following the June 24 Dobbs v. Jackson ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that rescinded the right to abortion.
The government of Indiana is on the verge of mandating nearly every Hoosier woman who becomes pregnant to carry the pregnancy to term and deliver a baby.
Indiana lawmakers have passed a bill that would enforce a near-total abortion ban following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. This made the region the first state in the country to implement such a ban on the procedure.