INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican lawmakers are pairing a proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state with promises to boost spending toward helping pregnant women, young children and adoptions.
Republicans say the proposals show dedication to mothers and babies. Democrats say Republicans have underfunded such programs for years and rejected earlier efforts to help pregnant women.
A proposal from Senate Republicans would allocate $45 million more in the coming year toward state agencies that “support the health of pregnant women, postpartum mothers, and infants” through pregnancy planning and access to contraception, especially among low-income families. The support would be available for families with children under four years old and comes along with an estimated $5 million increase in tax credits for adoptive families.
“For those people who are childbearing age who have children that they’re not equipped to take care of, we want the state of Indiana to assist them in bringing healthy babies into this world and taking care of them after they get here,” said Republican Sen. Sue Glick of LaGrange, who is sponsoring the abortion ban bill.
A separate bill from House Republicans aims to expand the adoption tax credit and directs $58 million toward bolstering services for pregnant women, including $30 million for pregnancy-related costs under the Medicaid program for low-income families.
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moving in the right direction — trust the Democrats to complain about anything that isn’t killing babies
Why do social disputes always end up with spending more tax payers money? The fed stooges do this all the time. They pass bill after bill on subjects not found in Article I, Section 8, the 18 enumerated powers of Congress. At least the State Legislature stands on somewhat more solid constitutional ground. Avoiding pregnancy is very inexpensive and easy. With decades of sex ed in schools why is this still not solved. I thought this was the reason for said sex ed in the first place. Spending more money will not solve it only create more dependency on the taxpayers. I need my money to support my own family. I do not wish to spend on others and never even receive a father’s day card for my effort. After all, we are talking aboujt murdering a helpless and defenseless baby.
Oh, you know this is a big deal when Kamala Harris is showing up to rally against our State Reps. She won’t even show up to the Southern Border to solve the Human Trafficking’s/rape/drugs/violent criminals -issues to which she has been assigned, But Republicans in Indiana are going to Stop People from Killing babies in Indiana and now she’s on her way….Its a State Matter, go do your Feral Duties you worthless POS!!!
Hopefully Her speech at the rally will be posted so I can watch it…She’s a fantastic speaker…got a real winner their Democrats!!! LOL
Democrats are the Party of Death, and on the wrong side of the Constitution since 1828!!!
Here is the platform of the Pro-Life Libertarian Caucus. Please join us.
PERSONHOOD – When the Supreme Court of the United States decided the infamous case of Roe v Wade they opted not to address the personhood of the unborn. They, instead, decided to leave that discussion to scientists and philosophers. Since then, much has been learned about conception and fetal growth. We believe the beginning of life should be determined by science, and not purely on an arbitrary basis as it currently is, and that a human being is a person who is entitled to the right to life as soon as life has been established.
NON AGRESSION PRINCIPLE – We believe that initiating the use of force to kill a person at any stage is not only inherently immoral, but also a clear violation of the non aggression principle. This, in our opinion, would put any other view besides the pro-life view at odds with the non-aggression philosophy of the Libertarian Party.
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY – We are all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights. With these rights come being responsible for our actions. The parents have a duty of care for the life they helped create.
STATES RIGHTS – We believe that each individual state has the right to decide for themselves what level of protection for preborn persons they wish to provide. However, we would urge every State to protect life from the time of conception.
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT – We realize that abortion will not truly end in this country with the passing of laws. Prohibition has never ended anything. This does not mean that we should advocate for inaction by government. The Libertarian Party platform supports the prohibition of the initiation of physical force against others. Since abortion is definitely the initiation of force, we believe government has a duty to secure the rights of preborn people.
PUBLIC ATTITUDE – We support every effort to change attitudes where it applies to motherhood, unwed mothers, rape victims, the poor and any other group that may feel societal pressure to have an abortion. Abortion will only truly go away with a change of heart.
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION – We believe that abortion should be ended in a timely manner, but also understand that this will take time to enact in America. In the meantime we believe that it is important to ensure that no tax payer dollars are going to fund abortion either domestically or international. Many people hold good faith objections to abortion on religious and moral grounds. We believe that no American should be forced to pay for a practice that goes against their own religious views. Religious freedom is a cornerstone of America. Forcing people to fund, or perform, abortions goes against religious freedom.
LIFE OF THE MOTHER – Women do have a right to self defense. If the pregnancy is killing her then we would not stand in the way of a woman making the decision to protect herself. We would urge though that every attempt to save both mother and child be made.
RAPE – Rape is a horrendous evil and no woman should be impregnated against her will. However, a child wrongly conceived is still a child deserving of protection because the first violation of the non-aggression principle does not justify a second such violation. As soon as technology allows for the mother to evict the child safely, there should be a priority in law to allow the mother to evict the child and to permit adoption, if desired by the mother.
CONTRACEPTION – We believe that one of the best ways to decrease abortion numbers is through the proper use of contraception. Therefore, we advocate for it, along with numerous other currently restricted drugs, to be readily available over the counter.