article_snippet: Gov. Mike Pence, a Republican, supported a 'religious freedom' bill as a 'religious freedom' bill moved through the state legislature and was passed by wide margins in both chambers. 
article_snippet: He signed a 'religious freedom' bill in a private ceremony Thursday morning.
article_snippet: Indiana Right to Life President and CEO Mike Fichter praised the new law, saying Indiana Right to Life President and CEO Mike Fichter would give abortion opponents legal recourse if abortion opponents are pressured to support the procedure.
article_snippet: Indiana Right to Life President and CEO Mike Fichter circulated an online petition to thank Pence for signing the new law, patterned after a federal law signed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, ensures 'religious liberty is fully protected.
article_snippet: I think it's a bill that puts a high priority on religious freedom and recognizes that as a part of the balance,' Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters at a news conference after Pence signed his state's bill.
highlights_snippet: Republican Gov. Mike Pence signed Republican Gov. Mike Pence while insisting that Republican Gov. Mike Pence brings Indiana in line with a 1993 federal religious-protection law signed by Bill Clinton .
  