Snow Urges Governor To Call Special Session If U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
April 15, 2022 at 2:06 a.m.
By Staff Report-
The nation's highest court is expected to rule in June on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization where the state of Mississippi is challenging Roe, according to a news release from Indiana House Republicans. Assuming the court completely or partially overturns Roe v. Wade, lawmakers, including Snow, stand ready to reconvene at the Statehouse to pass legislation to better protect the sanctity of life, the news release states.
"The unborn deserve further protection, and we're ready to take immediate action if the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in favorably this summer," Snow said. "We are on the precipice of something significant here. It's been a step-by-step process we've undertaken in this state to protect our most vulnerable. I'm hopeful this ruling will allow us to take another step."
Indiana Right to Life estimates an additional 4,000 abortions would occur in the state if the General Assembly waits until the 2023 legislative session to address any changes to Roe v. Wade.
"Even one unborn child suffering this fate is horrific," Snow said. "That's why it's imperative lawmakers come back to the Statehouse and address this issue immediately. We are in a strong position to act quickly and decisively."
Since 2008, abortions dropped by 29% in Indiana and are currently less than half of the state's all-time high of over 16,500 in 1980. Snow said with years of strong conservative leadership, Indiana ranks at the top of the 2021 Defending Life report card from Americans United for Life.
"What we are doing is working, and abortion numbers in our state continue to steadily decline," Snow said. "Sometimes you have to fight and scrap legislatively for yards and inches, but this decision could be a game changer. No matter what, we will continue fighting for life until we get across the goal line."
This legislative session, Snow supported a new law making it a felony in Indiana to coerce a woman into having an abortion. The law also holds abortion clinics accountable for failing to report coercion to law enforcement. According to a 2017 Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons study, nearly 75% of the 987 American women who participated in an after-abortion survey admitted they experienced at least subtle forms of pressure to terminate their pregnancies.
The nation's highest court is expected to rule in June on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization where the state of Mississippi is challenging Roe, according to a news release from Indiana House Republicans. Assuming the court completely or partially overturns Roe v. Wade, lawmakers, including Snow, stand ready to reconvene at the Statehouse to pass legislation to better protect the sanctity of life, the news release states.
"The unborn deserve further protection, and we're ready to take immediate action if the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in favorably this summer," Snow said. "We are on the precipice of something significant here. It's been a step-by-step process we've undertaken in this state to protect our most vulnerable. I'm hopeful this ruling will allow us to take another step."
Indiana Right to Life estimates an additional 4,000 abortions would occur in the state if the General Assembly waits until the 2023 legislative session to address any changes to Roe v. Wade.
"Even one unborn child suffering this fate is horrific," Snow said. "That's why it's imperative lawmakers come back to the Statehouse and address this issue immediately. We are in a strong position to act quickly and decisively."
Since 2008, abortions dropped by 29% in Indiana and are currently less than half of the state's all-time high of over 16,500 in 1980. Snow said with years of strong conservative leadership, Indiana ranks at the top of the 2021 Defending Life report card from Americans United for Life.
"What we are doing is working, and abortion numbers in our state continue to steadily decline," Snow said. "Sometimes you have to fight and scrap legislatively for yards and inches, but this decision could be a game changer. No matter what, we will continue fighting for life until we get across the goal line."
This legislative session, Snow supported a new law making it a felony in Indiana to coerce a woman into having an abortion. The law also holds abortion clinics accountable for failing to report coercion to law enforcement. According to a 2017 Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons study, nearly 75% of the 987 American women who participated in an after-abortion survey admitted they experienced at least subtle forms of pressure to terminate their pregnancies.
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