Author of Ohio's strict abortion bill believes Supreme Court will welcome it 'with open arms'

[DonViejo]

The bill, which just passed in the Ohio Senate, would ban abortions as soon as a heartbeat is detected, which could be as early as six weeks.

Dec. 15, 2018 / 6:59 AM EST

By Elizabeth Chuck

A bill that would ban abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected was approved this week by the Ohio Senate, the first step in what the bill's author says is the controversial legislation's path to being welcomed by the U.S. Supreme Court "with open arms."

But many legal experts and women's rights groups say the bill has no chance of surviving in the nation's highest court — even with the shift in the makeup of Supreme Court justices that President Donald Trump's conservative nominations have ushered in.

Ohio's so-called heartbeat bill would ban abortions from the moment a heartbeat is detected in a fetus, which can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy — before some women even know they are pregnant.

Its author, president and founder of pro-life network Faith 2 Action Janet Porter first introduced the bill in Ohio in 2011 and has in past years described it as being designed to be the "arrow in the heart of Roe v. Wade," the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide.

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[Maxheader]

1. And so the presumptuous side of the gop mentality rolls on...

How we should think, how we should take care of our bodies....per the rightwing dingalings...

[Just a Weirdo]

2. It wont make it past there

SCOTUS ignored a recent challenge from Louisiana attempting to overturn Roe v Wade. I expect the same result from them that they aren't interested in settled law.

I expect then same from an appealeate court.

[DonViejo]

3. The article reports Kasich will veto this bill, just like he vetoed the last similar bill

I was surprised to learn he vetoed the last one and is expected to veto this one as well.

[Delphinus]

4. I pray

you are correct - this is simply awful.

[Alliepoo]

6. I think I read in the Columbus Dispatch...

Pretty sure the Dispatch reported that there were enough votes to override Kasucks veto and they fully intended to do so. They’ve been trying to do this crap for a while now. And they’re probably still on a major high from the Buckeye State version of “Stand your Ground.” What a bunch of jackasses we have in Ohio...

[lapfog_1]

5. google "fetal hearteat ectopic pregnancy"

"Ectopic pregnancy is diagnosed if the ultrasound detects a fetal heart beat or an embryo that is outside of the uterus. ... If the hCG is below 1500 to 2000 mIU/mL and the ultrasound is negative, this may indicate either an ectopic pregnancy or an early intrauterine pregnancy"

Ectopic pregnancies, if no abortion is performed, are extremely dangerous to the mother.

[mickswalkabout41]

7. And they don't care

About medical science or women. Simple. Yup. Couldn’t give a shit.