From :fox8.com
Ohio Lawmaker Seeks To Ban Abortions Once Heartbeat Is Detected
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio will be the staging ground for a new breed of abortion
limit that would prohibit women from ending pregnancies at the first
detectable fetal heartbeat, which can occur as early as 18 days after
conception.
Republican state Rep. Lynn Wachtmann unveiled the "Heartbeat Bill" on Wednesday — just ahead of Valentine's Day. It is the first proposal of its kind in the nation, with Texas, Georgia and Oklahoma among states watching closely.
The bill was created by Janet Folger Porter, a native Ohioan and president of the conservative interest group Faith2Action. She helped craft the nation's first partial-birth abortion ban while a legislative director at Ohio Right to Life.
Forty of 99 Ohio representatives have signed onto the bill.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and other abortion rights groups are gearing up to oppose the measure.
In a statement issued to Fox 8 News, Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Kellie Copeland says, "These politicians are pushing an anti-choice agenda that is out of touch with Ohio's values and priorities. Ohio's anti-choice politicians who campaigned on less government intrusion in our lives are actually fine with government intrusion as long as it involves the personal, private decisions that take place between a woman and her doctor."
Republican state Rep. Lynn Wachtmann unveiled the "Heartbeat Bill" on Wednesday — just ahead of Valentine's Day. It is the first proposal of its kind in the nation, with Texas, Georgia and Oklahoma among states watching closely.
The bill was created by Janet Folger Porter, a native Ohioan and president of the conservative interest group Faith2Action. She helped craft the nation's first partial-birth abortion ban while a legislative director at Ohio Right to Life.
Forty of 99 Ohio representatives have signed onto the bill.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and other abortion rights groups are gearing up to oppose the measure.
In a statement issued to Fox 8 News, Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Kellie Copeland says, "These politicians are pushing an anti-choice agenda that is out of touch with Ohio's values and priorities. Ohio's anti-choice politicians who campaigned on less government intrusion in our lives are actually fine with government intrusion as long as it involves the personal, private decisions that take place between a woman and her doctor."
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