Florida Senator Introduces Bill That Would Make Abortions Illegal After Heartbeat Detection

Florida Senator Introduces Bill That Would Make Abortions Illegal After Heartbeat Detection
A 3D ultrasound showing a baby inside the womb. Fotopress/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A Florida state Senator introduced a bill that would ban abortions after an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detected.

The bill was filed by State Sen. Dennis Baxley, a Republican, on Feb. 6. The bill would make it a felony for any person who “knowingly or purposefully performs or induces an abortion on a pregnant woman with the specific intent of causing or abetting the termination of the life of the unborn human being whose fetal heartbeat has been detected.”
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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