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Ohio Senate Puts End to 'Heartbeat' Abortion Bill | Redux

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Ohio Senate Puts End to 'Heartbeat' Abortion Bill

Anti-abortion protest at Planned Parenthood
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Senators don't plan to vote on the so-called "heartbeat bill" before the end of the legislative session next month, Republican Senate President Tom Niehaus said, citing concerns the resulting law might have been found to be unconstitutional. The bill proposed banning abortions after the first fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy. It had fiercely divided Ohio's anti-abortion community, while energizing abortion rights proponents who protested against it. Backers hoped the stringent nature of the bill would provoke a legal challenge with the potential to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion up until viability, usually at 22 to 24 weeks. Ohio Right to Life, the state's largest and oldest anti-abortion group, and many state lawmakers expressed concern the limit would be unconstitutional — jeopardizing other abortion limits in Ohio and expanding access to legal abortions.

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-0.181237Mike Gonidakis, called it "the right idea at the wrong time."
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StateOrCounty: Ohio

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City: Cincinnati

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City: Columbus

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Organization: Senate

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Organization: Life Committee

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Organization: Life Federation

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