IN-GOV: Democratic gubernatorial candidate would use executive orders to promote abortion rights
On Thursday, Democrat Jennifer McCormick released her gubernatorial plan to promote abortion rights within the state’s near-total abortion ban, detailing the executive actions she’d take if elected to bypass a Republican-led General Assembly.
“I’ve traveled 92 counties, listened to a lot of Hoosiers, and by far one of the biggest issues that we’re hearing about is reproductive rights and freedoms,” McCormick said in a virtual press conference. “I’ve made it clear … that I trust women; I trust our health care providers. And when you do that, you allow them the autonomy to make decisions that they need to make.”
She pointed to Hoosier support for abortion access. Ball State University reported earlier this year in its annual survey that nearly 60% of Hoosiers believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
Given the makeup of both the House and Senate chambers, which Republicans have led for over a decade, McCormick outlined executive actions she would take to work within the state’s near-total abortion ban.
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