As of May 20, 2019, here are the landslide margins by which the Heartbeat Bill has passed in state legislatures in 2019:
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>
*Ohio: 56-40 and 19-13<ref>Source: Faith2Action.</ref>
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Heartbeat Bills are also pending in Florida, Texas, South Carolina, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Minnesota.
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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>
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>