| Anti-abortion advocates are continuing their fight to make Ohio the first state in the country with a "heartbeat" law, which would outlaw abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat can be detected. This often happens so early on -- six or seven weeks into a pregnancy -- that the woman doesn't even know she's pregnant. There is no exception for rape, incest, or mental health. Last June the Ohio House passed the bill, which has been called the "the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the nation," but it has been stalled in the Senate since November. But backers of the legislation have found a novel way of wooing lawmakers who are on the fence. They're enlisting the help of children to deliver teddy bears with heartbeats to Senate offices: |
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