Planned Parenthood has promised to file an injunction to prevent the bill's enactment. The group previously asked Daniels to veto the bill, claiming that the passage of the legislation could leave as many as 22,000 patients without a means of obtaining health services including birth control and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases.
However, Daniels stated that he ''commissioned a careful review of access to services across the state and can confirm that all non-abortion services, whether family planning or basic women's health, will remain readily available in'' all 92 counties. The Family and Social Services Administration have also been instructed to inform all Medicaid recipients of all available healthcare services. Daniels further pointed out that organizations impacted by the provision can receive government funding by either discontinuing or separating all abortion services.
By signing the bill, Daniels could potentially re-establish support from conservative voters who criticized him for suggesting the need for a ''truce on social issues,'' last summer. Daniels' statement drew disapproval from pro-life voters who interpreted his statement to mean that economic issues should take precedence over social and moral issues. Daniels has made it known that he will make a decision on whether he will run in the 2012 presidential election after the Indiana legislature adjourns.
