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prochoice_maryland2011-06-29 02:23 pm
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Ohio House approves of Abortion Ban after Heartbeat
Remember few months ago I posted about the Ohio Senate committee scheduled a fetus as a witness during upcoming abortion bill hearing in March?
Yeah, apparently they did detect a heartbeat during that hearing and now The Ohio House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable, which can be as early as six weeks.
The Ohio House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable, which can be as early as six weeks.
The House voted 54 to 43 for the ban, along party lines, with most Republicans voting in favor.
If enacted, the law would be a challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling which upheld a woman's right to an abortion until the fetus is viable outside the womb, usually at 22-24 weeks.
And trust me, I did a double take on this snippet:
Ohio Right to Life also has expressed concerns about the heartbeat bill. The organization said the bill is unconstitutional and believes it is not wise to spend hundreds of thousands of taxpayer's dollars defending it.
I would never have imagine seeing a pro-life group voicing a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks because they thought it was unconsitutional. I thought they would be celebrating this rather than be concern about it.
Yeah, apparently they did detect a heartbeat during that hearing and now The Ohio House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable, which can be as early as six weeks.
The Ohio House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable, which can be as early as six weeks.
The House voted 54 to 43 for the ban, along party lines, with most Republicans voting in favor.
If enacted, the law would be a challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling which upheld a woman's right to an abortion until the fetus is viable outside the womb, usually at 22-24 weeks.
And trust me, I did a double take on this snippet:
Ohio Right to Life also has expressed concerns about the heartbeat bill. The organization said the bill is unconstitutional and believes it is not wise to spend hundreds of thousands of taxpayer's dollars defending it.
I would never have imagine seeing a pro-life group voicing a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks because they thought it was unconsitutional. I thought they would be celebrating this rather than be concern about it.