Posted on 03/28/2017 8:55:15 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Republicans in the Iowa Legislature are backing newly filed legislation that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which would be the strictest ban in the country if enacted.
A GOP-led House committee had been set to vote on the provision Tuesday night but lawmakers later adjourned without a decision. It’s expected to be taken up again Wednesday.
The measure was added to a separate bill that would ban most abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancy. The new version would include several abortion restrictions.
Democrats criticized the legislation in an afternoon press conference, though they don’t have the legislative power to stop the bill’s advancement. …
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LIFE AT CONCEPTION, not heart beat or lung compression or muscular reflexes. At Conception. Is it okay to kill before a heartbeat?
Understand the sentiment but take a moment to understand the ramifications of heart beat detection.
Fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as 6 to 7 weeks. This is often even before the mother suspects she is pregnant. While it POTENTIALLY will allow a few abortions to slip through, the VAST majority of abortions currently performed would be prohibited under this law.
Don’t worry, if the Law is passed and signed by the Governor a Judge will Veto it.
What, Judges can’t Veto Laws, they aren’t Governors or Presidents. How can they Veto something?
To which I say, how is that Trump Travel Ban working out?
it is the thin edge of the wedge and about time mothers stopped murdering their children
“Is it okay to kill before a heartbeat?”
Well, IMO it should be legal to kill if there is no heartbeat. That is, dems & commies have no heart (therefore no heart beat), as indicated by their abortion policies.
Abortion is murder. Murder should be punishable by death.
I’ve never understood killing a baby because the mother was too incompetent to either use preventive measures or just keep her pants on.
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