WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve King today introduced “The Heartbeat Bill,” legislation that would require physicians to detect the heartbeat and prohibit the abortion of a baby with a beating heart.
Congressman King’s statement:
“Since Roe v. Wade was unconstitutionally decided in 1973, nearly 60 million innocent babies’ lives have been ended by the abortion industry, all with a rubber stamp by the federal government,” said King. “Human life, beginning at the moment of conception, is sacred in all of its forms and today, I introduced a bill that will protect the lives of voiceless innocents.
My legislation will require all physicians, before conducting an abortion, to detect the heartbeat of the unborn child. If a heartbeat is detected, the baby is protected.
America was founded on the concept that our rights come from God. All human persons have a right to life. How then could we confer that those rights allow the killing of a baby? I believe our most important responsibility that God has bestowed upon us is to protect innocent human life, and I will continue to dedicate my life to that responsibility.”
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC):
In 2013, 664,435 legal induced abortions were reported to CDC from 49 reporting areas. The abortion rate for 2013 was 12.5 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years, and the abortion ratio was 200 abortions per 1,000 live births.
Compared with 2012, the total number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions for 2013 decreased 5%. Additionally, from 2004 to 2013, the number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions decreased 20%, 21%, and 17%, respectively. In 2013, all three measures reached their lowest level for the entire period of analysis (2004-2013).
Iowa Abortion Statistics
| YEAR | TOTAL | SURGICAL | MEDICATION/ABORTION PILL* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4,808 | 2,406 | 2,402 |
| 2010 | 5,393 | 2,871 | 2,522 |
| 2009 | 5,829 | 3,163 | 2,666 |
| 2008 | 6,486 | 3,719 | 2,767 |
| 2007 | 6,649 | 4,443 | 2,206 |
| 2006 | 6,728 | 4,812 | 1,916 |
| 2005 | 5,881 | 4,676 | 1,903 |
| 2004 | 6,022 | 4,951 | 1,792 |
| 2003 | 5,916 | NA | NA |
| 2002 | 6,230 | NA | NA |
(Source: Iowa Vital Statistics from the Iowa Department of Public Health)
Abortion is an issue I agree with Republicans on. This legislation is sound. However, they cannot care about an unborn child while simultaneously not giving a shit about the rest of the lifespan of that child. And don’t give me that ‘pull yourself up by the bootstraps’ bullshit. Dumping toxic sludge into a river killing fish and causing cancer has nothing to do with pulling yourself up by bootstraps…except maybe to go over and stick a knife in the neck of the polluter who did it…but then Republicans will put that vigilante in prison for the rest of his life. So the end product of their “caring” is specious at best…insulting and comedic as well.
The conscience is a dementia that some people either can ignor or don’t have. There are some cold hearted women out there that can kill what they have created through their sexual deeds.
This abortion shit is brutal!
Just saying.
1st that needs done is Insurance problems,get that done mark it of their list of things done and move on.H*ll they have used this issue as a politicall football for 20-30 years.Republicans have done nothing for the last 8 years but log jam everything,8 years wasted from that type of government.They never learn from past mistakes.
My god wants all lawmakers to have a college degree. Since Mr King is all about religion based laws, I guess he should be the out of a job.
Steve King only attended college to avoid being drafted during the Viet Nam war.
Once he was clear, he dropped out.
Now he is also a vocal advocate about sending our military into wars.
Steve King = Chickenshit, chickenhawk, draft dodging pussy.
Now he is fighting a battle against a wicked evil that’s worse then Vietnam ! It’s the ungodly demon dumocrats….. and he’s doing what he was elected to do standing up for human beings, then maybe hogs then maybe dumocrat controllers.
Lloyd-speaking of ass clowns, you were just trolled by the biggest dumb ass clown in town.
Cowardly, ignorant troll who is the only one to get deleted. Troll is such a coward who is scared to death that I will find out who he is, and rightfully so.
Since the controller’s are kicked out of town , ads that show the fun an aborted baby goes through in it last minutes should start up and show the truth . Unlike the fake new when Republicans push grandma over a cliff .
Don’t care if a witch wants to kill there kids just do it on your dime .
Steve King of Iowa authored the “repeal in entirety” anti ACA legislation. As I know the types of cold-hearted rejects that occupy these NIT dungeons, it’s no surprise such ideologues would cheer on the deprivation of health care to sick persons. I hope all of you out there in NIT land get a nice sized malignant tumor and die off quickly. You are a disease to the good human beings of this earth.
The best way to stop abortion is through free and easy access to birth control and proper sex education for children.
They have had access to all that for years and it hasn’t done any good. They are just to damn lazy to use it and in many cases they want the baby’s for income.
Free birth control has been available for years??? Where and how?
They are all on medicaid or some type of “free insurance” provided by the working people of this country.
And how about AG gag & our crap animal welfare laws because of this guy? He’s a scumbag.
Keep your nose out of my womb Stevie.
if you were pregnant and i killed you id be charged with two counts of murder. u make the descion to spread your legs you deal with consequences.
My decisions and consequences thereof are none of you or Stevies goddamn business.
It’s your choice, do what you want. Kill it or keep it, just pay for it yourself. Not everyone else’s job to bail you out of your poor choices.
And you as well. You play, you pay for whatever choices you make in your life.
I’m all grown up now, so I do take care of myself. And a lot of others, especially since that foriegn born Muslim has been in office.
“especially since that foreign born Muslim has been in office.”
Are you really that stupid?
The TRUTH hurts doesn’t it Libby?
The only truth here is that you are a real dumbass.
You sound just like that stupid old coot LVS.
Name one thing that is untrue about that statement? Solid facts.Not derogatory or slander, just some facts that liberals hate.
The so called “Honest Abe” inferred that Barack Obama was:
1. foreign born
2. A Muslim
Those are bold faced lies that have been proven to be false over and over and over again.
Those lies are just things that neo-cons like to believe.
Republicans talk about less government meddling into our private lives but then they try to pass stupid laws that tell us how we should live. What a bunch of hypocrites.