Two large corporations based in Indiana — pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and engine manufacturer Cummins — criticized the state's restrictive new abortion law on Saturday, The New York Times reported.
Eli Lilly said in a statement that the company "will be forced to plan for more employment growth outside our home state" and that it has expanded its employee health plan to cover travel expenses for out-of-state abortions.
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