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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.
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>
{{cquote|The refusal of Ohio Right to Life to get behind the heartbeat proposal has led to bitter dissent. In the last two weeks, six county chapters have angrily withdrawn from the organization including, on Thursday, the Cincinnati chapter, the state’s oldest and largest.}}
== Contrast with Personhood Amendment ==
== Contrast with Personhood Amendment ==