Rape Exception Divides Indiana Republicans in Abortion Debate

Republican lawmakers in Indiana—the state where a 10-year-old victim recently traveled to end a pregnancy—are struggling to advance an abortion ban because they can’t agree whether to allow exceptions for rape.

With roughly two weeks left in a special session, state Senate leaders postponed a planned Friday vote because factions of the GOP, which has supermajority control, are refusing to compromise on whether to allow some abortions under limited circumstances.

Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray said the party would try to come up with an agreement, perhaps by Saturday.

The stalemate came as legislators in both Indiana and West ...