Rosenberger says 'heartbeat bill' an important step for Ohio
By
Brandy Chandler-brandychandler@gmail.com
As the legislation known at the "heartbeat bill" moves toward a vote in the Ohio Senate, a local legislator says that is is an important step for Ohio.
Rep. Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) of Ohio's 86th House District was one of more than 50 co-sponsors of the bill - which seeks to prohibit an abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected - when it was introduced in the House.
"I am a pro-life legislator," Rosenberger told The Highland County Press this week. "I am for the protection of unborn babies, and I think this is a great step toward that goal."
In June, the House passed the bill 54-43. This week, Ohio Senate President Tom Niehaus (R-New Richmond) said that the Senate Health, Human Services and Aging Committee would be reviewing the legislation, and it could be moving toward a vote.
"Ohio is always considered 'the heard of it all,'" Rosenberger said. "I think this is an important bill that makes sense. Saying that life is a beating heart makes sense, and is appropriate for protecting those who I consider to be the most vulnerable. I am for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Rosenberger said that a recent poll showed 64 percent of Ohioans are in support of the bill.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported this week that that, "If the heartbeat bill becomes law and withstands any legal challenges, Ohio would have the most restrictive abortion laws in the country."
In June, The Columbus Dispatch reported that, "If it's enacted, supporters of the so-called heartbeat bill hope to provoke a legal challenge and overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in the United States. The ruling upheld a woman's right to an abortion until the fetus is viable outside the womb, usually at 22 to 24 weeks."
As the legislation known as the "heartbeat bill" moves toward a vote in the Ohio Senate, a local legislator says that it is an important step for Ohio.
Rep. Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) of Ohio's 86th House District was one of more than 50 co-sponsors of the bill - which seeks to prohibit an abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected - when it was introduced in the House.
"I am a pro-life legislator," Rosenberger told The Highland County Press this week. "I am for the protection of unborn babies, and I think this is a great step toward that goal."
In June, the House passed the bill 54-43. This week, Ohio Senate President Tom Niehaus (R-New Richmond) said that the Senate Health, Human Services and Aging Committee would be reviewing the legislation, and it could be moving toward a vote.
"Ohio is always considered 'the heart of it all,'" Rosenberger said. "I think this is an important bill that makes sense. Saying that life is a beating heart makes sense, and is appropriate for protecting those who I consider to be the most vulnerable. I am for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Rosenberger said that a recent poll showed 64 percent of Ohioans are in support of the bill.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported this week that, "If the heartbeat bill becomes law and withstands any legal challenges, Ohio would have the most restrictive abortion laws in the country."
In June, The Columbus Dispatch reported that, "If it's enacted, supporters of the so-called heartbeat bill hope to provoke a legal challenge and overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in the United States. The ruling upheld a woman's right to an abortion until the fetus is viable outside the womb, usually at 22 to 24 weeks."
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