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Lawmakers advance 'heartbeat' abortion bill

Posted: February 7, 2013 - 3:25pm
(AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, center, gets a hug from Dorothy Troglin, a supporter of Rapert's bill that would ban abortions if a heartbeat is detected 12 weeks into a pregnancy, after the bill passed a vote in the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said Thursday he’ll sign into law legislation prohibiting insurers from covering most abortions in an exchange created under the federal health care law, as lawmakers advanced a separate measure banning the procedure 12 weeks into a pregnancy.
By Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK — A House panel has advanced legislation that would ban most abortions in Arkansas if a fetal heartbeat is detected 12 weeks into a pregnancy.

The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on Thursday endorsed by a voice vote the reworked version of the "heartbeat" abortion ban, sending it to the full House for consideration. The measure would ban abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected after 12 weeks using an abdominal ultrasound.

An earlier version of the bill approved by the Senate would have banned abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy and opponents said the only way to detect a heartbeat at that point is through a vaginal probe. Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe said earlier Thursday he still believes the bill is unconstitutional.

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yodafunk
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yodafunk 02/07/13 - 05:22 pm
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I happen to like the newly

I happen to like the newly revised bill, but it remains a colossal waste of time. Beebe will never sign it into law, so it is nothing more than political posturing.

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BuzzBy 02/08/13 - 08:34 am
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