INDIANA (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Indiana lawmakers have come up with a plan that pairs a ban on nearly all abortions in the state with promises to boost spending the help pregnant women, young children, and adoptions.
Republicans describe the proposals as a means of helping mothers and babies, noting the funding will be reevaluated in the 2023 legislative session, according to the Associated Press.
Democrats blame Republicans for underfunding such programs for years and rejecting previous attempts to help pregnant women.
The plan would distribute $45 million to state agencies that provide pregnancy planning and access to contraception, especially among low-income families.
The plan would also expand the state's adoption tax credit.
Republican state Sen. Sue Glick, who is sponsoring the abortion ban bill, said state lawmakers want to help struggling mothers with children, the Associated Press reported.
“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,”
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