Gender, abortion bills pass out of Indiana Senate committees

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 22, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 22, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/gender-abortion-bills-pass-out-of-indiana-senate-committees/

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A bill about assigning inmates by biological sex in prisons and a bill addressing abortion pills passed out of separate committees Wednesday. Senate Bill 182 defines female, male, gender and sex for all Indiana statutes. The bill states that the Department of Correction has to assign an offender to...