NEW UPDATE FROM OHIO: JAN 23, 2019
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Pledges to Sign Bill Banning Abortions After Unborn Baby’s Heartbeat Begin
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/01/23...bortions-after-unborn-babys-heartbeat-begins/
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine began his first few days in office by speaking up for the rights of the unborn.
The new Republican governor said Wednesday that he will support a bill to prohibit abortions after an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detectable, The Hill reports. Previous Gov. John Kasich vetoed a heartbeat bill in December.
“We will do this,” DeWine told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “I just saw the headline, a court struck down another heartbeat bill for another state. But ultimately, Hugh, you and I both know that this thing, once it’s passed in Ohio, once we sign it, once it becomes law, Planned Parenthood is going to be in the next day, or that day, filing a lawsuit.”
A heartbeat bill would ban most abortions in Ohio by prohibiting abortions after an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detectable. Research suggests a baby’s heartbeat may begin as early as 18 days after conception, but it typically is not detectable until around six weeks. The most recent Ohio bill also would have allowed abortion practitioners to be charged with a felony for violating the law.
DeWine said he “absolutely” would sign such a bill, even though the abortion industry will challenge it.
“Ultimately, this will work its way up to the United States Supreme Court. And they’ll make that decision,” he said...........(SNIP)
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The goal of the legislation is to prevent the deaths of thousands of unborn babies every year. However, even some pro-life advocates admit that the success of such legislation is uncertain. While the rationale behind the law is noble, a number of pro-life leaders recognize that, for the present, such laws may create unintended consequences that could hamper the pro-life cause. State taxpayers have been forced to pay pro-abortion groups’ legal fees after losing other abortion cases.