Heartbeat Bill - Revision history

Quidam65 at 22:23, January 22, 2022

2022-01-22T22:23:56Z

Aschlafly: unique with its special provision for private lawsuits to enforce, rather than government enforcement

2021-09-09T17:56:20Z

unique with its special provision for private lawsuits to enforce, rather than government enforcement

RobSmith: /* See also / de-orphan Texas Heartbeat Act

2021-09-06T18:11:09Z

See also: de-orphan *Texas Heartbeat Act

Aschlafly: "Once a heartbeat is detected, the child is protected."

2021-09-03T15:10:20Z

"Once a heartbeat is detected, the child is protected."

Aschlafly: Texas enacted a version of the bill in May 2021 which is based on private enforcement rather than state enforcement, which frustrated attempts by pro-aborts to block the bill.

2021-09-03T14:34:04Z

Texas enacted a version of the bill in May 2021 which is based on private enforcement rather than state enforcement, which frustrated attempts by pro-aborts to block the bill.

Aschlafly: better intro

2021-09-03T14:32:35Z

better intro

Aschlafly: added Texas

2021-05-25T19:40:40Z

added Texas

Aschlafly at 02:30, April 29, 2021

2021-04-29T02:30:16Z

Aschlafly at 02:30, April 29, 2021

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Aschlafly at 02:28, April 29, 2021

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 A heartbeat develops in an unborn child typically in the fifth or sixth week of pregnancy.  A federal version of the bill, H.R. 490, was introduced in Congress in 2017 by Rep. [[Steve King]], but blocked from a floor vote in the [[House of Representatives]].  A total of 173 congressmen have signed on as co-sponsors of the Heartbeat Bill, H.R. 490, as of July 27, 2018.<ref>https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/490/cosponsors</ref>
-Fourteen states have passed a Heartbeat Bill as of April 28, 2021, including in Idaho and Oklahoma in April 2021, and South Carolina on February 18, 2021.  Texas enacted a version of the bill in May 2021 which is based on private enforcement rather than state enforcement, which frustrated attempts by [[pro-abort]]s to block the bill.  Heartbeat Bills have been enacted in all of these states:
+Fourteen states have passed a Heartbeat Bill as of April 28, 2021, including in Idaho and Oklahoma in April 2021, and South Carolina on February 18, 2021.  Texas enacted [[Texas Heartbeat Act|a version of the bill]] in May 2021 which is based on private enforcement rather than state enforcement, which has frustrated attempts by [[pro-abort]] groups to block the bill.
 #Arkansas (March 6, 2013)
 #North Dakota (March 26, 2013)

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 #Oklahoma (April 26, 2021)
 #Idaho (April 27, 2021)
-#Texas (May 19, 2021)
+#Texas (May 19, 2021) (unique with its special provision for private lawsuits to enforce, rather than government enforcement)
 As of May 20, 2019, here are the landslide margins by which the Heartbeat Bill has passed in state legislatures in 2019:

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 == See also ==
 *[[Abortion legislation 2011]]
 ==Further reading==

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 <small><center>''See also [[Heartbeat Bill litigation]]''.</center></small>
-The '''Heartbeat Bill''' is [[pro-life]] legislation originating with activist Janet Porter in [[Ohio]], which prohibits [[abortion]] once the heartbeat of the unborn child is detectable.<ref>Newman, Alex (April 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/32041-pro-life-heartbeat-bills-seek-to-rein-in-abortion-across-u-s Pro-life “Heartbeat” Bills Seek to Rein In Abortion Across U.S.] ''The New American''. Retrieved April 17, 2019.</ref>  A heartbeat develops in an unborn child typically in the fifth or sixth week of pregnancy.  A federal version of the bill, H.R. 490, was introduced in Congress in 2017 by Rep. [[Steve King]], but blocked from a floor vote in the [[House of Representatives]].  A total of 173 congressmen have signed on as co-sponsors of the Heartbeat Bill, H.R. 490, as of July 27, 2018.<ref>https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/490/cosponsors</ref>
+The '''Heartbeat Bill''' is [[pro-life]] legislation originating with activist Janet Porter in [[Ohio]], which prohibits [[abortion]] once the heartbeat of the unborn child is detectable.<ref>Newman, Alex (April 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/32041-pro-life-heartbeat-bills-seek-to-rein-in-abortion-across-u-s Pro-life “Heartbeat” Bills Seek to Rein In Abortion Across U.S.] ''The New American''. Retrieved April 17, 2019.</ref>  "Once a heartbeat is detected, the child is protected."
 Fourteen states have passed a Heartbeat Bill as of April 28, 2021, including in Idaho and Oklahoma in April 2021, and South Carolina on February 18, 2021.  Texas enacted a version of the bill in May 2021 which is based on private enforcement rather than state enforcement, which frustrated attempts by [[pro-abort]]s to block the bill.  Heartbeat Bills have been enacted in all of these states:

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 The '''Heartbeat Bill''' is [[pro-life]] legislation originating with activist Janet Porter in [[Ohio]], which prohibits [[abortion]] once the heartbeat of the unborn child is detectable.<ref>Newman, Alex (April 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/32041-pro-life-heartbeat-bills-seek-to-rein-in-abortion-across-u-s Pro-life “Heartbeat” Bills Seek to Rein In Abortion Across U.S.] ''The New American''. Retrieved April 17, 2019.</ref>  A heartbeat develops in an unborn child typically in the fifth or sixth week of pregnancy.  A federal version of the bill, H.R. 490, was introduced in Congress in 2017 by Rep. [[Steve King]], but blocked from a floor vote in the [[House of Representatives]].  A total of 173 congressmen have signed on as co-sponsors of the Heartbeat Bill, H.R. 490, as of July 27, 2018.<ref>https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/490/cosponsors</ref>
-Thirteen states have passed a Heartbeat Bill as of April 28, 2021, most recently in Idaho and Oklahoma in April 2020, and South Carolina on February 18, 2021.  Heartbeat Bills have been enacted in all of these states:
+Fourteen states have passed a Heartbeat Bill as of April 28, 2021, including in Idaho and Oklahoma in April 2021, and South Carolina on February 18, 2021.  Texas enacted a version of the bill in May 2021 which is based on private enforcement rather than state enforcement, which frustrated attempts by [[pro-abort]]s to block the bill.  Heartbeat Bills have been enacted in all of these states:
 #Arkansas (March 6, 2013)
 #North Dakota (March 26, 2013)

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 #Oklahoma (April 26, 2021)
 #Idaho (April 27, 2021)
 As of May 20, 2019, here are the landslide margins by which the Heartbeat Bill has passed in state legislatures in 2019:
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 *Ohio: 56-40 and 19-13<ref>Source: Faith2Action.</ref>
-Heartbeat Bills are also pending in Florida, Texas, South Carolina, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Minnesota.
+Heartbeat Bills are also pending in Florida, South Carolina, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Minnesota.
 The Heartbeat Bill separates the wheat from the chaff among politicians and organizations that call themselves pro-life.  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>https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/health/policy/fetal-heartbeat-bill-splits-anti-abortion-forces.html?pagewanted=all</ref>

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 <small><center>''See also [[Heartbeat Bill litigation]]''.</center></small>
-The '''Heartbeat Bill''' is [[pro-life]] legislation originating in [[Ohio]], which 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 pregnancy.  A federal version of the bill, H.R. 490, was introduced in Congress in 2017 by Rep. [[Steve King]], but blocked from a floor vote in the [[House of Representatives]].  A total of 173 congressmen have signed on as co-sponsors of the Heartbeat Bill, H.R. 490, as of July 27, 2018.<ref>https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/490/cosponsors</ref>
+The '''Heartbeat Bill''' is [[pro-life]] legislation originating in [[Ohio]], which would prohibit [[abortion]] once the heartbeat of the unborn child is detectable.<ref>Newman, Alex (April 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/32041-pro-life-heartbeat-bills-seek-to-rein-in-abortion-across-u-s Pro-life “Heartbeat” Bills Seek to Rein In Abortion Across U.S.] ''The New American''. Retrieved April 17, 2019.</ref>  A heartbeat develops in an unborn child typically in the fifth or sixth week of pregnancy.  A federal version of the bill, H.R. 490, was introduced in Congress in 2017 by Rep. [[Steve King]], but blocked from a floor vote in the [[House of Representatives]].  A total of 173 congressmen have signed on as co-sponsors of the Heartbeat Bill, H.R. 490, as of July 27, 2018.<ref>https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/490/cosponsors</ref>
-Thirteen states have passed a Heartbeat Bill as of April 28, 2021, most recently in Idaho and Oklahoma in April 2020, and South Carolina on February 18, 2021.  Earlier, Tennessee was the 10th state to enact the Heartbeat Bill.<ref>https://myemail.constantcontact.com/-Tennessee--the-10th-state-to-pass-the-Heartbeat-Bill.html?soid=1101796939293&aid=swTqk7WdR34</ref>  Additional states are considering it.<ref>Newman, Alex (April 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/32041-pro-life-heartbeat-bills-seek-to-rein-in-abortion-across-u-s Pro-life “Heartbeat” Bills Seek to Rein In Abortion Across U.S.] ''The New American''. Retrieved April 17, 2019.</ref>  Heartbeat Bills have been enacted in all of these states:
+Thirteen states have passed a Heartbeat Bill as of April 28, 2021, most recently in Idaho and Oklahoma in April 2020, and South Carolina on February 18, 2021.  Earlier, Tennessee was the 10th state to enact the Heartbeat Bill.  Heartbeat Bills have been enacted in all of these states:
 #Arkansas (March 6, 2013)
 #North Dakota (March 26, 2013)
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 #Missouri (May 24, 2019)
 #Louisiana (May 30, 2019)
-#Tennessee (July 13, 2020)
+#Tennessee (July 13, 2020)<ref>https://myemail.constantcontact.com/-Tennessee--the-10th-state-to-pass-the-Heartbeat-Bill.html?soid=1101796939293&aid=swTqk7WdR34</ref>
 #South Carolina (Feb. 18, 2021)
 #Oklahoma (April 26, 2021)

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 The '''Heartbeat Bill''' is [[pro-life]] legislation originating in [[Ohio]], which 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 pregnancy.  A federal version of the bill, H.R. 490, was introduced in Congress in 2017 by Rep. [[Steve King]], but blocked from a floor vote in the [[House of Representatives]].  A total of 173 congressmen have signed on as co-sponsors of the Heartbeat Bill, H.R. 490, as of July 27, 2018.<ref>https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/490/cosponsors</ref>
-Thirteen states have passed a Heartbeat Bill as of April 28, 2021, most recently in Idaho and Oklahoma in April 2020, and South Carolina on February 18, 2021.  Earlier, Tennessee was the 10th state to enact the Heartbeat Bill.<ref>https://myemail.constantcontact.com/-Tennessee--the-10th-state-to-pass-the-Heartbeat-Bill.html?soid=1101796939293&aid=swTqk7WdR34</ref>  Additional states are considering it.<ref>Newman, Alex (April 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/32041-pro-life-heartbeat-bills-seek-to-rein-in-abortion-across-u-s Pro-life “Heartbeat” Bills Seek to Rein In Abortion Across U.S.] ''The New American''. Retrieved April 17, 2019.</ref>  The Heartbeat Bill has been signed into law in [[Iowa]],<ref>[http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/How-lawmakers-voted-Heartbeat-abortion-bill-481503581.html Iowa passed it in May 2018]</ref> [[Ohio]],<ref>On March 14, 2019, the Ohio Senate passed the Heartbeat Bill yesterday by a vote of 19-13.  From there it goes to the Ohio House, where it already enjoys a majority of representatives as co-sponsors this bill as sponsored by Reps. Ron Hood and Candice Keller there.</ref> [[Kentucky]], and [[Mississippi]], and [[Georgia]]. Heartbeat Bills have been enacted in all of these states:
+Thirteen states have passed a Heartbeat Bill as of April 28, 2021, most recently in Idaho and Oklahoma in April 2020, and South Carolina on February 18, 2021.  Earlier, Tennessee was the 10th state to enact the Heartbeat Bill.<ref>https://myemail.constantcontact.com/-Tennessee--the-10th-state-to-pass-the-Heartbeat-Bill.html?soid=1101796939293&aid=swTqk7WdR34</ref>  Additional states are considering it.<ref>Newman, Alex (April 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/32041-pro-life-heartbeat-bills-seek-to-rein-in-abortion-across-u-s Pro-life “Heartbeat” Bills Seek to Rein In Abortion Across U.S.] ''The New American''. Retrieved April 17, 2019.</ref>  Heartbeat Bills have been enacted in all of these states:
 #Arkansas (March 6, 2013)
 #North Dakota (March 26, 2013)
-#Iowa (May 4, 2018)
+#Iowa (May 4, 2018)<ref>[http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/How-lawmakers-voted-Heartbeat-abortion-bill-481503581.html Iowa passed it in May 2018]</ref>
 #Kentucky (March 9, 2019)
 #Mississippi (March 21, 2019)
-#Ohio (April 11, 2019)
+#Ohio (April 11, 2019)<ref>On March 14, 2019, the Ohio Senate passed the Heartbeat Bill yesterday by a vote of 19-13.  From there it went to the Ohio House, where it already enjoys a majority of representatives as co-sponsors this bill as sponsored by Reps. Ron Hood and Candice Keller there.</ref>
 #Georgia (May 7, 2019)
 #Missouri (May 24, 2019)

Heartbeat Bill - Revision history

Quidam65 at 22:23, January 22, 2022

Aschlafly: unique with its special provision for private lawsuits to enforce, rather than government enforcement

RobSmith: /* See also */ de-orphan *Texas Heartbeat Act

Aschlafly: "Once a heartbeat is detected, the child is protected."

Aschlafly: Texas enacted a version of the bill in May 2021 which is based on private enforcement rather than state enforcement, which frustrated attempts by pro-aborts to block the bill.

Aschlafly: better intro

Aschlafly: added Texas

Aschlafly at 02:30, April 29, 2021

Aschlafly at 02:30, April 29, 2021

Aschlafly at 02:28, April 29, 2021

RobSmith: /* See also / de-orphan Texas Heartbeat Act