War on Women Continues: Ohio Revives Extreme Anti-Abortion Bill
War on Women Continues: Ohio Revives Extreme Anti-Abortion Bill
Last year, anti-choice advocates in Ohio pushed extreme legislation to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected — which often occurs as early as six weeks, before many women may even know they’re pregnant. So-called “heartbeat” bills like HB 125 are so radical that they often divide the anti-abortion community, and this particular legislation has been stalled in the Ohio Senate since June 2011.
But now, thanks to significant pressure from the anti-choice groups who were the biggest proponents of the heartbeat bill last year, HB 125 may be up again for consideration in Ohio’s Senate as early as next week:
I’m pretty sure that most Ohioans don’t want this kind of legislation, if the election results prove anything.