Mississippi Legislature Passed Heartbeat Bill

[Swordsmyth]

A proposed life-saving bill passed a state Senate vote in Mississippi on Wednesday bringing the state one step closer to significantly reducing the number abortions performed.
The bill would make abortion illegal after a heartbeat is detected around six weeks into a pregnancy. The bill would allow abortions for medical emergencies, but reportedly not for cases of rape or incest.
Fortunately, both the House and the Senate proposed similar bills – each passing their respective body. HB-528 sponsored by Rep. Robert Foster is almost identical to the Senate bill co-sponsored by Sen. Angela Hill and Sen. Chris Caughman, reports Life News (https://www.lifenews.com/2019/02/13/mississippi-senate-passes-bill-to-ban-abortions-when-unborn-babys-heartbeat-begins/).
The Republican Governor, Phil Bryant has stated that he would “sign a bill banning abortion as early as six weeks,” according to Clarion Ledger. (https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/13/restrictive-abortion-ban-bill-passed-by-mississippi-senate-ms-leg/2858914002/) Tweeting out in January his support for the pro-life movement, Gov. Bryant said “It’s time to pass a Heart Beat Bill in Mississippi and stop this madness about when life begins.”


Governor Bryant also tweeted yesterday in support of the bills:

I’ve often said I want Mississippi to be the safest place for an unborn child in America. I appreciate the leadership of the MS House and Senate, along with members of the Legislature, for passing the fetal heartbeat bills today. I look forward to signing this act upon passage.
— Phil Bryant (@PhilBryantMS) February 13, 2019 (https://twitter.com/PhilBryantMS/status/1095793283568152591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

This huge win for the pro-life fight makes Mississippi just the second state to ban abortion after a heartbeat is detected, following Iowa (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/05/608738116/iowa-bans-most-abortions-as-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill).

More at: https://bigleaguepolitics.com/huge-mississippi-legislature-passed-heartbeat-bill/

[Origanalist]

Isn't it strange that the so called "civilized" places are pushing abortion right up until birth and after but backwards "Ol Miss is protecting their young. So called civilization is way over rated.

[Swordsmyth]

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 (https://www.wapt.com/article/mississippi-senate-oks-ban-on-abortion-after-fetal-heartbeat/26873424) 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 (https://dailycaller.com/2018/02/11/changes-abortion-legislation-what-you-need-to-know/) after about six weeks of pregnancy after the law takes effect July 1. Pro-choice group Center for Reproductive Rights called (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mississippi-gov-bryant-signs-heartbeat-bill-enacting-one-of-strictest-abortion-laws-in-nation) 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 (https://twitter.com/PhilBryantMS/status/1108503101781262336) Wednesday in response to the group.

More at: https://truepundit.com/mississippi-gov-bryant-signs-heartbeat-bill-banning-abortion-after-fetal-heartbeat/