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Indiana House GOP facing debate on abortion ban exceptions

Indiana state Rep. Wendy McNamara, left, R-Evansville, speaks with reporters alongside House Speaker Todd Huston, right, R-Fishers, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. McNamara and Huston both said they favored keeping exceptions for rape and incest victims in a bill aiming to ban most abortions in the state, putting them at odds with some other Republican legislators. (AP Photo/Tom Davies)

Demonstrators shout outside the Senate chambers before the start of special session Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Indiana state senators narrowly passed a near-total abortion ban Saturday during a rare weekend session, sending the bill to the House after a contentious week of arguments over whether to allow exceptions for rape and incest. (Jenna Watson/The Indianapolis Star via AP)Indianapolis Star via AP)

Members of the House listen during a special session Friday, July 29, 2022, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Members of the House voted to pass House Bill 1001.(Jenna Watson/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

FILE - Anti-abortion supporters react as Angela Minter, president of Sisters for Life, speaks at a rally as the Indiana Senate Rules Committee met to consider a Republican proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state during a hearing at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, on July 26, 2022. Anti-abortion groups are looking to the courts, lawmakers and elections to facilitate more abortion restrictions and bans after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June left the issue up to states. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Indiana House GOP facing debate on abortion ban exceptions