about this bill it will not lower inflation. we re now one step closer to enacting this historic legislation into law. indiana becoming the first state post-roe to pass a law banning nearly all abortions. people are demanding that their voices be heard by this legislature, to demand equal rights under the law. me and my sisters we are not murderers. we just took control of our own bodies. if your pro-life you can t be happy. if you re pro-choice you can t be happy. all i know is people need to go out and vote in november. reporter: the fallout from u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi s visit to taiwan continues with china ramping up its military and diplomatic backlash. there is no justification for this extreme, disproportionate and escalatory military response. some sort of military escalation and the possibility of open conflict, a higher probability than it was just a few days ago. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. and we be
washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. and we begin tonight this hour on the battle over abortion. last night indiana lawmakers passed a near total ban on the procedure, and the state s republican governor signed it into law a short time later. that makes indiana the first in the country to pass such a measure since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, and it allows for some exceptions, but opponents including the white house are slamming it as another step towards revoking women s reproductive rights. cnn s carlos suarez has the latest. reporter: over the chants of protesters, lawmakers in indiana passed a bill late friday night that would ban most abortions. the first state to pass such a restrictive law since roe v. wade was overturned this summer. the move drew outrage from democrats and some republicans