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<small><center>''See also [[Heartbeat Bill litigation]]''.</center></small>
<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.<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."
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 [[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.
Heartbeat Bills have been enacted in all of these states:
#Arkansas (March 6, 2013)
#Arkansas (March 6, 2013)
#North Dakota (March 26, 2013)
#North Dakota (March 26, 2013)
#Oklahoma (April 26, 2021)
#Oklahoma (April 26, 2021)
#Idaho (April 27, 2021)
#Idaho (April 27, 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:
As of May 20, 2019, here are the landslide margins by which the Heartbeat Bill has passed in state legislatures in 2019:
*Ohio: 56-40 and 19-13<ref>Source: Faith2Action.</ref>
*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>
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>
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Abortion legislation 2011]]
*[[Abortion legislation 2011]]
*[[Texas Heartbeat Act]]
==Further reading==
==Further reading==