On Tuesday, the Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill that would make abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected illegal.
Heartbeats normally become detectable once the fetus reaches about six weeks.
The bill passed the House 54 to 43...and most Republicans voted for the bill...which next moves on to the Republican held Senate.
If the bill makes it through the Senate and becomes law, it would eventually become a direct challenge to the 1973 Supreme Court Case ruling on Roe vs.. Wade which declares abortions legal up until the fetus would be viable outside of the womb...normally in the 22nd to 24th week of development.
The Ohio House also passed two other abortion restrictions Tuesday, one that would ban late-term abortions after 20 weeks if a doctor determines that the fetus is viable outside the womb. Another bill excludes abortion coverage from the state insurance exchange created by the federal health care law.
The late-term ban already was passed by the Ohio Senate.
Do you agree with the "Heartbeat" bill? Do you think it will become law in Ohio? If it becomes law, will it pass Supreme Court challenges?
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