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Eighth Circuit
'''Hearbeat Bill litigation''' is a series of lawsuits around the country challenging [[Heartbeat Bill]]s enacted by state legislatures.
'''Hearbeat Bill litigation''' is a series of lawsuits around the country challenging [[Heartbeat Bill]]s enacted by state legislatures.
== Eighth Circuit ==
Missouri passed a Heartbeat Bill in 2019, which was enjoined by the district court and then appealed to the [[Eighth Circuit]].<ref>https://mbcpathway.com/2019/09/11/heartbeat-bill-judge-blocks-missouris-ban-on-abortions-at-8-weeks-state-appeals/</ref>
== Fifth Circuit ==
In a [[liberal]] majority panel on the [[Fifth Circuit]], it held on February 20, 2020 in a ''[[per curiam]]'' opinion that:
In a [[liberal]] majority panel on the [[Fifth Circuit]], it held on February 20, 2020 in a ''[[per curiam]]'' opinion that: