Conservative state looks to push its agenda on the national level as others compete for title of 'most restrictive'
As
Bloomberg reports:
House Bill 1456 would make it a felony for a doctor to perform a
non-emergency abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which
can be as early as five or six weeks. House Bill 1305 would prohibit
abortions sought because a fetus has been or could be diagnosed with any
genetically inherited defect, disease or disorder.
And
ThinkProgress' Tara Culp-Ressler
explains
how this fits into a national push by anti-choice activists and
religious zealots trying participating in a race to erase the gains made
for reproductive rights in the last century:
So far this year, anti-choice lawmakers in Arkansas and North Dakota have practically tripped over each other
to see which state can impose more abortion restrictions. Arkansas
initially pulled into the lead by imposing two stringent restrictions, a
20-week abortion ban and, later, a stricter 12-week ban. But North Dakota may be ready to raise the stakes once again. Republican lawmakers are advancing a “fetal heartbeat”
measure to outlaw the procedure after just six weeks of pregnancy,
before many women even realize they’re pregnant, and they expect to have enough support to push it though.
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