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Line 51: − |- − |Ohio − |Banned abortion if the unborn child is more than 20 weeks old and has viability outside the womb (HB 78);<ref>http://www.the-news-leader.com/news/article/5072014</ref> this affects about 600 abortions annually.<ref>http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/07/ohio_senate_passes_late-term_a.html</ref> When abortion is sought for a minor without parental approval, the judge must "'hear evidence relating to the emotional development, maturity, intellect, and understanding of the minor.'" The judge must also "ask if the minor understands the consequences and alternatives to the abortion," and "ask minors if anyone 'instructed' them on how to answer the court's questions."<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/05/us-abortion-ohio-idUSTRE7A41KE20111105</ref> − |The House also passed a bill prohibiting abortion if a heartbeat is detected (there are exceptions), which could become the strongest pro-life law in the nation,<ref>[http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/ohio-house-to-vote-on-3-abortion-related-bills Ohio house to vote on 3 abortion related bills, FOX Toledo, June 28, 2011]</ref> but it has not passed the Senate despite endorsement by many [[conservative]] leaders. − |Governor, House, Senate are all Republican-led assuring legal victories
Abortion legislation 2011 (view source)
Revision as of 03:18, January 1, 2012
, 03:18, January 1, 2012→The Ten Best ... plus Russia: third pro-life bill signed into law in late December in Ohio, moving it to #3 for the year
|Republicans won a supermajority in the House in 2010, and several key politicians seek the Republican nomination to run for higher office.
|Republicans won a supermajority in the House in 2010, and several key politicians seek the Republican nomination to run for higher office.
|[[Rick Perry]] might campaign for president on this issue.
|[[Rick Perry]] might campaign for president on this issue.
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|Ohio
|Three key bills became law. First, a ban on abortion if the unborn child is more than 20 weeks old and has viability outside the womb (HB 78);<ref>http://www.the-news-leader.com/news/article/5072014</ref> this affects about 600 abortions annually.<ref>http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/07/ohio_senate_passes_late-term_a.html</ref> Second, when abortion is sought for a minor without parental approval, the judge must "'hear evidence relating to the emotional development, maturity, intellect, and understanding of the minor'" and the judge must also "ask if the minor understands the consequences and alternatives to the abortion," and "ask minors if anyone 'instructed' them on how to answer the court's questions."<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/05/us-abortion-ohio-idUSTRE7A41KE20111105</ref> Third, House Bill 79, the third anti-abortion bill Kasich, a Republican, has signed this year, prevents "health insurance plans available through the new federal health care law ]must not pay] for abortions" unless narrow exceptions apply (HB 79).<ref>http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/12/gov_kasich_signs_13_bills_into.html</ref>
|The House also passed a bill prohibiting abortion if a heartbeat is detected (there are exceptions), which could become the strongest pro-life law in the nation,<ref>[http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/ohio-house-to-vote-on-3-abortion-related-bills Ohio house to vote on 3 abortion related bills, FOX Toledo, June 28, 2011]</ref> but it fell just short of passing the Senate despite endorsement by many [[conservative]] leaders.
|Governor, House, Senate are all Republican-led assuring legal victories
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|North Carolina
|North Carolina
|Good law, but then South Dakota failed to appeal a preliminary injunction blocking it from going into effect.
|Good law, but then South Dakota failed to appeal a preliminary injunction blocking it from going into effect.
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|Nebraska
|Nebraska