Columbus, Ohio, Dec 7, 2016 / 16:15 pm
Citing the prospect of a more favorable Supreme Court, Ohio legislators have passed a ban on abortions once an unborn child's heartbeat can be detected.
The bill was previously defeated twice in the Republican-controlled legislature. However, State Senate President Keith Faber said the bill was revived given the prospect that President-elect Donald Trump will appoint justices more likely to uphold restrictions on abortion.
"I think it has a better chance than it did before," he said of the bill's Supreme Court prospects, the Associated Press reports.
The ban on abortions after the baby's heart begins to beat would apply as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The bill allows exceptions if the mother's life is deemed to be in danger.