{"id":158065,"date":"2016-12-09T19:58:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T00:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=158065"},"modified":"2016-12-09T19:58:21","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T00:58:21","slug":"ohio-passes-2nd-pro-life-bill-banning-abortion-after-20-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/ohio-passes-2nd-pro-life-bill-banning-abortion-after-20-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio legislature passes bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>As Live Action News previously <a href=\"\/news\/157896-2\/\">reported<\/a>, earlier this week the Ohio legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after the fetal heartbeat can be detected. On Thursday, a second pro-life bill was passed, which would ban abortion after 20 weeks. Both bills allow for exceptions for health of the mother.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-week abortion ban would block the vast majority of abortions in Ohio, at the point in pregnancy when preborn children can feel pain. Former abortionist Dr. Anthony Levatino describes a prevalent second trimester abortion procedure (D&amp;E), which is committed up to 24 weeks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jgw4X7Dw_3k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.odh.ohio.gov\/-\/media\/ODH\/ASSETS\/Files\/health-statistics---vital-stats\/Induced-Abortions-in-Ohio-2015.pdf?la=en\">Ohio Department of Health<\/a>, less\u00a0than 1\u00a0percent of abortions committed\u00a0in the state in\u00a02015 occurred after 21 weeks into the pregnancy. Mike Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life, praised the bill&#8217;s passage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen enacted, this legislation will immediately begin saving hundreds of babies throughout Ohio, and be a part of a national movement that will save thousands of lives,&#8221; Gonidakis said. &#8220;By protecting children who can feel pain from the brutal practice of abortion, Ohio is challenging the archaic, arbitrary framework set up by 7 activist judges more than 40 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pro-abortion groups, however, were quick to speak out against the legislation:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A ban on abortion is unconstitutional, whether at 6 weeks or 20. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stopthebans?src=hash\">#stopthebans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OHleg?src=hash\">#OHleg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CenterforReproRights (@ReproRights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReproRights\/status\/806331638208729089\">December 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Both bills will now head to the desk of Gov. John Kasich, who is pro-life, but has expressed concerns about whether laws, such as the Heartbeat Bill, would be considered constitutional. While most pro-lifers would\u00a0fundamentally\u00a0support such a ban, at least as a step in the right direction, some pro-lifers feel that passing bills that will only be overturned in court &#8211; leaving the state with the responsibility of paying pro-abortion legal costs &#8211; could be counter-productive.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State Senate President Keith Faber believes that pro-life legislation is advancing at least in part due to recent election results, which saw pro-life candidates\u00a0gain ground across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Faber cited the election of Donald Trump, who has committed to appointing pro-life justices to the Supreme Court,\u00a0as a boost to the pro-life movement. When asked about the chances of the Heartbeat Bill surviving legal challenges, Faber <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ap-ohio-heartbeat-abortion-bill-heads-to-governors-desk-2016-12\">responded<\/a>, &#8220;I think it has a better chance than it did before.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Live Action News previously reported, earlier this week the Ohio legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after the fetal heartbeat can be detected. On Thursday, a second pro-life bill was passed, which would ban abortion after 20 weeks. Both bills allow for exceptions for health of the mother. 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