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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>

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>

Ten states have passed heartbeat bill as of June 23, 2020, including [[Tennessee]].<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 also passed in the House in Missouri and Tennessee.

Ten states have passed heartbeat bill as of June 23, 2020, including [[Tennessee]].<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 entirely passed in all of these states:

*Missouri

*Tennessee

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: