‘The Declaration of Independence promises three inalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness--and we stand for all of them,’ DeSantis’ office said in a statement shared with LifeSiteNews.
While fetal cardiac activity can be reliably detected as early as six weeks into gestation, as the technology continues to improve the beating hearts of the unborn will be able to be detected earlier and earlier in pregnancy.
This weekend, both Kentucky and Louisiana courts ruled to reinstate abortion bans after lawsuit initially blocked the pro-life laws from taking effect.
'We’ve go to go back to what the reason was why the law was passed in the first place. And the goal is to protect the lives of every child with a heartbeat.'
When signed into law, the Texas Heartbeat Act will abolish elective abortions as early as six weeks, when the preborn child’s heartbeat is detectable using methods according to standard medical practice.