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A six-week abortion ban, also called a "fetal heartbeat bill" by proponents, is a law in the United States which makes abortion illegal as early as six weeks gestational age (two weeks after a woman's first missed period), which is when proponents claim that a "fetal heartbeat" can be detected.
A different six-week abortion ban, HB 59, was previously introduced in Texas by Representative Phil King on July 18, 2013. [31] The bill did not pass. [32] [33] In 2019, another six-week abortion ban was introduced as HB 1500, which was jointly authored by Representatives Briscoe Cain, Phil King, the late Dan Flynn, Tan Parker, and Rick Miller ...
The 26-page decision Monday from Fulton Superior Judge Robert McBurney repealed Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act, a 2020 law that restricted access to abortion after six ...
In 2023, the Florida Legislature passed a "heartbeat bill" banning abortion at 6 weeks, but the law had a trigger provision, preventing it from going into effect unless the Florida Supreme Court first ruled in favor of the 15-week ban. The Court did so on April 1, 2024, [43] [44] and the 6-week ban took effect on May 1, 2024. [43]
Friday's ruling on whether Iowa's 6-week abortion ban can go into effect follows a 3-3 deadlock in 2023. Iowa now allows abortion at up to 20 weeks. Iowa Supreme Court to rule Friday on 6-week ...
Until July 2022, when the 15-week abortion ban signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis took effect, abortions in Florida were legal until about 24 weeks of pregnancy. ⚖️ What Florida’s six-week abortion ...
Abortion in Ohio is legal up to the point of fetal viability as a result of abortion rights being placed into the Ohio State Constitution by November 2023 Ohio Issue 1. [1]A "heartbeat bill" that banned abortions after six weeks of gestational age that was enacted before Issue 1 was challenged in court, with the Attorney General of Ohio and other Republican leaders in Ohio defending it in court.
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled June 28 that the six-week "fetal heartbeat" abortion ban, passed during a 2023 special session and challenged in court by Planned Parenthood, is constitutional.