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A group of 16 male lawmakers in Michigan have introduced a package of bills that would criminalize abortions after a fetal heartbeat can first be detected. So-called “fetal heartbeat” measures, which can outlaw the procedure as early as five or six weeks, represent the most radical type of abortion ban that’s ever been approved on a state level.
House Bill 5643, House Bill 5644, and House Bill 5645 were introduced as companion measures this week. The first measure requires doctors to find the fetal heartbeat and offer women a chance to listen to it before proceeding with an abortion; the second two would ban the procedure altogether after that point, and level a $50,000 fine against doctors who violate that rule.
In order to detect a fetal heartbeat at the earliest stage, doctors typically need to use an invasive transvaginal probe — something that has sparked outrage in the past, as women’s health advocates have decried mandatory probes as state-sponsored rape.
The leading anti-choice group in the state, Right to Life of Michigan, has declined to throw its weight behind the second two bills. A spokesperson for the group told Michigan Radio that they support the conversation about “the fact that this is an actual baby with a heartbeat,” but they do not believe a six-week abortion ban would hold up in court.
Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Radical 'Heartbeat' Bills To Ban Almost All Abortions | ThinkProgress
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