Mississippi gov signs ‘heartbeat bill’ banning abortion after fetal heartbeat

/ March 22, 2019

By Henry Rodgers

Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed a “heartbeat bill” Thursday, which will make abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected illegal in the state.

“I am very pro-life, always have been,” Bryant said after signing the legislation. “I think obviously we’ll have some legal challenges on it. We have legal challenges with every pro-life bill that we have ever passed. We anticipate that. We hope that it will get to the Supreme Court and they will uphold it.”

Women in Mississippi will no longer be able to have an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy after the law takes effect July 1. Pro-choice group Center for Reproductive Rights called it “blatantly unconstitutional” and threatened to sue the state, Fox News reported.

“We will all answer to the good Lord one day. I will say in this instance, ‘I fought for the lives of innocent babies, even under threat of legal action,’” Bryant tweeted Wednesday in response to the group.

Several other state legislatures, such as in Kentucky and Tennessee, have considered similar bills.

If an abortion is performed after approximately six weeks, under the law, the physician responsible could have their medical license revoked.

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4 thoughts on “Mississippi gov signs ‘heartbeat bill’ banning abortion after fetal heartbeat”

  1. Mississippi Gov signs ‘heartbeat bill’ banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat, now here’s a
    governor with guts and a spine !!

    With all the Spineless Progressive Liberals signing in bills to “Kill “the unborn, I’m glad to see
    there is one with common sense among us.

    Vermont has been tainted by the passing of the current abortion bill, by all those mindless politicians
    that enacted it……. remember the next time you vote.

    Planned Parenthood, now that’s an oxymoron its not concerned about ” Parenthood ” all they are in it for is the Money ….. All federal Funds should Stop.

    If you don’t want kids, keep your pants on !!

  2. Anti-murder bills are being passed in a number of States and will face legal challenge. But the plaintiffs will work within the State courts. They don’t want to risk using the federal courts. That would result (when they keep winning) in the issue ending up at the Supreme Court.

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