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A heartbeat develops in an unborn child typically in the fifth or sixth week of a pregnancy.
The '''Heartbeat Bill''' is an ambitious legislative proposal in [[Ohio]] that would prohibit [[abortion]] once the heartbeat of the unborn child is detectable.
The '''Heartbeat Bill''' is an ambitious legislative proposal in [[Ohio]] that would prohibit [[abortion]] once the heartbeat of the unborn child is detectable. A heartbeat develops in an unborn child typically in the fifth or sixth week of a pregnancy.
The [[National Right to Life Committee]] typically aligns itself with moderate Republicans (it endorsed [[Fred Thompson]] in 2008 for president) and has not endorsed this bill. Ohio Right to Life has lost local chapters in Ohio due to its decision not to endorse passage of the Heartbeat Bill:<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/health/policy/fetal-heartbeat-bill-splits-anti-abortion-forces.html?pagewanted=all</ref>
The [[National Right to Life Committee]] typically aligns itself with moderate Republicans (it endorsed [[Fred Thompson]] in 2008 for president) and has not endorsed this bill. Ohio Right to Life has lost local chapters in Ohio due to its decision not to endorse passage of the Heartbeat Bill:<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/health/policy/fetal-heartbeat-bill-splits-anti-abortion-forces.html?pagewanted=all</ref>
== Contrast with Personhood Amendment ==
== Contrast with Personhood Amendment ==
Some [[pro-life]]rs, including James Bopp have compared the Heartbeat Bill to the [[Personhood Amendment]]. But there is no similarity, and the Heartbeat Bill has none of the flaws associated with the Personhood Amendment.
Some [[pro-life]]rs, including James Bopp, have compared the Heartbeat Bill to the [[Personhood Amendment]]. But there is no similarity, and the Heartbeat Bill has none of the flaws associated with the Personhood Amendment.
*the Heartbeat Bill is legislation, not an initiative, thus is free of the election mischief that the Personhood Amendment causes
*the Heartbeat Bill is legislation, not an initiative, thus is free of the election mischief that the Personhood Amendment causes