Texas State Senator Bryan Hughes will file a bill this week, SB 8, called the Heartbeat Bill, which, if passed, would restrict abortion and protect unborn babies after a heartbeat is detected.
The Mineola Republican's office released the following explanation of the bill:
"The fetal heartbeat is a key medical predictor of whether an unborn child will reach live birth. A fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks. Current Texas law generally bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
This bill would prevent abortions from being performed or induced once a fetal heartbeat is detected unless there is a medical emergency as defined under Health and Safety Code Section 171.002(3)."
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