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Reps. Curt Nisly, John Jacob Author the Bill to Abolish Abortion in Indiana
The Indiana Protection at Conception Act (HB1539) was filed on Thursday by State Rep. Curt Nisly (R-Goshen) and was coauthored by newly elected Rep. John Jacob (R-Indianapolis). This is the fifth consecutive session that the bill has been introduced. HB1539 would totally and immediately abolish abortion in the state. It has been assigned to the…
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John Jacob Wins!
Abolitionist John Jacob has been elected to the Indiana State house with more than 65 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Angela Elliot. Jacob reached the general election for Indiana HD93 after defeating incumbent Rep. Dollyne Sherman in the Republican primary. Sherman was endorsed by the state’s pro-life incrementalist organization, Indiana Right to Life, while…
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Using the A-Word, Indiana Abolitionist John Jacob Unseats Incumbent Pro-Life Rep.
Unfortunately, it has become the thinking of some in the Abolitionist Movement that it is politically savvy for abolitionist candidates to refrain from calling themselves abolitionists and even from using the terms “abolish” or “abolition” at all. They argue that in order to win an election, abolitionists have to use the pro-life language that people…