DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate today passed the Heartbeat Bill, which ends abortions for babies with beating hearts.
Senate File 2281 is a bill for an act relating to the prerequisites for and prohibition against an abortion related to the testing for, and following the detection of, a fetal heartbeat, providing for a repeal, and providing penalties. Today, it passed in the Iowa Senate by a vote of 30-20 and will now head to the Iowa House, where Republicans hold a steep lead in seats. Governor Kim Reynolds very well could sign the bill if it passes the House.
Abortion opponents rejoiced at the news, chief among them Congressman Steve King, who tweeted “If a heartbeat is detected, the baby is protected! Iowa Senate passes Heartbeat Bill, ends abortion for babies with beating hearts.” King has been battling for passage of his own federal Heartbeat Protection Act.
Since a fetus’ beating heart can be detected just days after conception, this bill, if passed, would put serious restrictions on abortions in Iowa.
Some against the measure lashed out at Sen. Amy Sinclair, who has been managing the bill. Planned Parenthood voters of Iowa tweeted, Sinclair is “once again putting her personal agenda above the law, above medical standards, and above the will of the people.”
Sinclair reportedly said, “This bill is the logical beginning point for all of civil governance. It’s at the very heart and soul of what it means to be an American, what it means to be a person.”
The bill makes it a felony to perform an abortion outside its guidelines.
Please get your facts right: The heart of a fetus does not start beating until 21 days after conception and cannot be detected until 61/2 to 7 weeks.
Always interesting how some support that every fetus must be born but are not willing to support the resulting child. Right to life ends at birth?
Yes! More welfare to illegals and Shitcagoites! Excactly what Iowa taxpayers need!
Abortion=Violence
Breed & Kill, Breed & Kill, Breed & Kill
Selfish me first attitudes of today!
Is it no wonder we now have mass shootings? No one seems to give a shit about human life anymore.
People of incest or rape should be exempt from this bill. These poor people have already been victimized, and we should not allow them to be victimized all over again.
Christ said, https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-18-6/, Pat Benatar, “Little Too Late”, https://youtu.be/84TB8C50nos.
one of these little ones which believe in me
Christ said, https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-18-6/.
Pat Benatar – “Little Too Late”, https://youtu.be/84TB8C50nos, Christ said, https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-18-6/.
Pat Benatar – “Little Too Late, https://youtu.be/84TB8C50nos, Christ said, Matthew 18 :6, https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-18-6/, Bold as a Lion.
I hear that Amanda and Sharon are against this bill. Figures
I hear that Amanda and Sharon are against this bill
The spend sisters Amanda and Sharon are against this bill.
I’ve mixed feelings about this. Yes, abortion is highly questionable but the demographics that rely on it – typically destitute afro Americans and undocumented immigrants – are often in an impossible situation and utterly incapable of raising unwanted children into productive citizens. If we are to do this we really should couple it with free birthday control to women without health insurance and better support programs for poor families with children.
More unwanted kids for the criminal justice system to exploit through prison labor. How thoughtful of you Steven.
Raise up your babies, send them to school and kiss them goodbye….. bam!
Those preshus liitle babies will finally be save! Jesus works thorugh us, he don’t want us murdering inncent child. STOP THE SLAUGHTER than you sanete for passign this bill
A fetus isn’t a child. Keep your kooky religion out of the laws of our land.
Huh? After conception a woman bears in her a DEVELOPING “human being”.
Says who? The sky wizard??? Keep your silly religion out of this.
ha ha, “Biology Matters”.
It is NOT law.
“The legislation now moves to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Last year, House Republicans briefly tried to advance a fetal heartbeat abortion ban but reversed course after finding they did not have enough Republican support to pass such a bill.”
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/28/iowa-senate-approves-ban-abortions-after-fetal-heartbeat-detected/380921002/
After Kim sines the bill you libtards gonna end up in prison if you murder one more baby. Someday it will be the gas chamber. From there, the Lake of Fire resort for eternity. So buckle up for the ride.
I see that you ate lead paint chips when you were young.
You are a prime candidate for retro-active birth control.
You are against abortion, but what the hell, let’s sell more guns & high capacity magizines so we can kill em while they are still young
Hypocrite much?
What is your comprehension problem? I’m pointing out that this is NOT yet law as the headline seems to infer. It still has to go through a House vote.
U.S. News & World Report :
Iowa Senate OKs ‘Heartbeat’ Bill That Bans Most Abortions
Associated Press:
Iowa Senate OKs ‘heartbeat’ bill that bans most abortions
keep trying, tho
You’re a real dumbass
dumbass
Has abortion now ended for “babies” with a beating hear?
Has abortion now ended for “babies” with a beating heart?
“The Iowa Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would prevent physicians from performing abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
The measure was approved 30-20 and is headed to the House of Representatives, where it faces an uncertain future.”
First two sentences of the Register’s story. This is not law yet and may never be.
Has the bill stopped any abortion of a “child” with a heartbeat?
So what abortion of a “child” with a beating heart has been banned since the Senate vote?