Indiana Companies React to New Abortion Law

One of the big questions that arose following the overturning of Roe v. Wade was whether states that restricted abortion access would lose out on talent and business investment.

Indiana is shaping up to be an important test case. Last Friday, the state became the first to ban abortions by legislature since the SCOTUS ruling in June.

Abortion rights groups criticized the law—but so did some of the state’s largest employers, who argued that Indiana was committing an own-goal for its economic interests.

• Eli Lilly, the pharma giant with more than 10,000 employees in Indianapolis, said it was concerned that the law will “hinder Lilly’s—and Indiana’s—ability to attract diverse scientific, engineering, and business talent from around the world.”