Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law the controversial six-week abortion ban known as the “heartbeat bill.' (via WOSUnews)
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine speaks during a public inauguration ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Columbus.The six-week abortion ban known as the “Heartbeat Bill” is now law in Ohio.
"The essential function of government is to protect the most vulnerable among us, those who don't have a voice," DeWine said as he signed the bill."Government's role should be to protect life from the beginning to the end." “This legislation is blatantly unconstitutional and we will fight to the bitter end to ensure that this bill is permanently blocked," said ACLU of Ohio legal director Freda Levenson in aThe group plans to sue on behalf of Pre-Term Cleveland, Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio, and the Women's Med Center of Dayton.
Anti-abortion groups such as Ohio Right To Life say they intend the “Heartbeat Bill” to trigger a U.S. Supreme Court case striking down the 1973 “Roe v. Wade” decision. That case legalized abortion up until viability, usually at 22-24 weeks. Beyond changing the name, the Ohio House version protects the use of trans-vaginal ultrasounds to determine a fetal heartbeat. Such devices allow heartbeats to be detected even earlier in a pregnancy.
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