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Line 2: − 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:+
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.
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> 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:
#Arkansas (March 6, 2013)
#Arkansas (March 6, 2013)
#North Dakota (March 26, 2013)
#North Dakota (March 26, 2013)