Austin, Texas, Mar 31, 2021 / 08:01 pm (CNA).- The Texas Senate passed six pro-life bills on Tuesday, including one banning abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy and one that would ban it outright should the Supreme Court reverse abortion precedent.
Senate Bill 8, which is known as the “Heartbeat Bill,” bans abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. A fetal heartbeat is typically detected around the sixth week of a pregnancy. The bill passed the Senate March 30 on a vote of 19-12. All Republicans and one Democrat, Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., voted in favor of the bill.
Similar bills passed in other states have been overturned by courts and have not gone into effect. It is possible that Texas may be looking to take this problem to the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court hears the case, it may overturn abortion precedent set with the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
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