From WOSU: The 'Heartbeat Bill' passed the Ohio General Assembly — outlawing abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as five or six weeks into a pregnancy. There are no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
The House Health Committee approved the changes along party lines Tuesday, setting it up for Wednesday's full-chamber vote. Ahead of the final tally, House Democrats proposed amendments to allow exemptions for cases of rape and incest, remove the state statute of limitations on rape, and exempt African-Americans from the restrictions. All were defeated.
This time around, backers garnered the support of Ohio Right To Life, which previously declined to give its endorsement. But with a new governor and a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, the anti-abortion group said it hopes to provoke a legal challenge to overturn the 1973 decision"Roe v. Wade."
"If this is what it takes, we will see you at the Supreme Court," said group president Iris Harvey at a rally outside the Statehouse.
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