How an Indiana Lawmaker Plans to Abolish Abortion in His State

An Indiana lawmaker plans to propose a bill in January that will abolish abortion in the state. 

State Rep. Curt Nisly, R-Goshen, said he intends to propose the "Protection at Conception" bill when the Legislature meets next year according to christiannews.net.

"It's time to bring the Roe v. Wade (ITALICS) to its logical conclusion," Nisly told The Times of North West Indiana. "My goal is to deregulate abortion right out of existence in Indiana."

Nisly feels hopeful that the bill could pass and he believes there is a strong chance that Roe. v. Wade (ITALICS) could even be overturned as President-elect Donald Trump takes office. 

"The Supreme Court has been wrong before," Nisly said. "On issues like slavery, on segregation and a host of other issues, and they've reversed themselves, eventually."

Trump has promised to appoint pro-life justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. He also said that he favors allowing individual states to decide whether abortion is permitted in their borders.

Indiana is ahead of a number of states when it comes to pro-life legislation. 

In March, then Gov. Mike Pence signed into law a bill that bans the murder of unborn children who are diagnosed with Down syndrome or any other disability.

Additionally, Indiana law already declares that "human physical life begins when a human ovum is fertilized by a human sperm." It recognizes abortion as a criminal act except when performed following very specific regulations that generally prohibit abortion beyond 12 weeks of pregnancy.

However, legislation has stopped short of outlawing abortion. 

Pro-life groups, like Hoosiers for Life executive director Amy Schlichter, said now is the time to push for legislation like Nisly's. 

"The code is there, but Indiana has failed to use it to stop abortion. Instead, they regulate it, which causes approximately 22 Hoosier babies to die every single day," Schlichter said.

"It is time that Indiana understands that our legislators are not doing all they can to stop abortion in our state," she added.