87th LegislatureState SenateHeartbeat Act, Other Pro-Life Bills Pass Texas Senate
Isaiah MitchellApril 2, 2021
If passed into law, the bill would ban abortions when a heartbeat can be heard in the womb. Lawmakers diverge on how to enforce it.
If passed into law, the bill would ban abortions when a heartbeat can be heard in the womb. Lawmakers diverge on how to enforce it.
About 250,000 people in the U.S. have Down syndrome. Currently, Texas law doesn't protect preborn babies with this diagnosis from abortion, but advocates hope that might change.