Controversial heartbeat bill now on governor’s desk

whio.com ^ | December 07, 2016 | Laura A. Bischoff - Columbus bureau

[Morgana]

The Ohio legislature Tuesday approved one of the nation’s toughest abortion laws, and the bill is now headed to Gov. John Kasich for his signature or veto.

Votes in the Ohio Senate and House capped a long day of maneuvering on a bill that would effectively outlaw abortions by banning the procedure once a heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.

First Ohio senators voted 21-10 for the bill, which is different than the one the House approved last year. After more than 90 minutes of emotional debate, the House voted 56-39 late Tuesday in favor of the changes. The votes were mostly along party lines with Republicans in support and Democrats in opposition.

Ohio Senate President Keith Faber, R-Celina, who previously balked at passing such bills because he said they would face constitutional challenges, said the election of Republican Donald Trump and an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court changes the dynamics.

[CapitalistCrusader]

We won one here.

It's a step in the right direction.

As soon as the two strands of DNA merge it's a new human life irrespective of whether the cardiac tissue has developed and is audible to current technology. Period. End.

[Robwin]

"Contoversial". How often have we seen that adjective used in a news headline, oddly enough however, only attached to some Conservative politician, some Conservative issue, or some Conservative act or appointment?

How strange it is that Liberal politicians and policies very rarely are proclaimed by the MSM "controversial".

[boatbums]

When a heartbeat can be "detected" and when the heart is formed and STARTS beating are two different things.

Just four weeks after conception, the neural tube along your baby's back is closing and your baby's heart is pumping blood. (http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/pregnancy-week-by-week/in-depth/prenatal-care/art-20045302)