Washington D.C., May 19, 2021 / 11:27 am
The governor of Texas on Wednesday signed a ban on most abortions conducted after the detection of a fetal heartbeat.
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed SB 8, a bill prohibiting doctors from performing abortions unless they first search for a fetal heartbeat, which can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy. If doctors were to detect a heartbeat, under the legislation they could not perform an abortion except in a medical emergency.
The law is enforced exclusively through private civil action, not by the government.
“Our creator endowed us with the right to life, and yet, millions of children lose their right to life every year because of abortion,” Abbott stated on Wednesday at the bill signing.