Slate of Texas legislation limiting abortion, including so-called 'heartbeat bill,' heads to Senate
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By Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune
on Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 12:01 PM
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Michael Barajas
Protesters hold signs at a pro-Planned Parenthood rally in San Antonio.
Following through on a promise to prioritize anti-abortion legislation, a panel of Texas senators approved a slate of abortion restrictions
Tuesday and sent them to the full chamber for consideration.
Among those seven pieces of legislation was Senate Bill 8, which would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat has been detected, which is before many women know they are pregnant. The bill, one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priorities, has an exception for medical emergencies but not for rape or incest.