State lawmakers will hear from a pioneer of the modern anti-abortion movement as hearings
continue on a bill that would outlaw abortions after the first detectable heartbeat.
Cincinnati physician Jack Willke is a founder and former president of the National Right to
Life Committee. He's scheduled to testify Wednesday before the House Health Committee, which is
considering the so-called "heartbeat bill."
If passed, it would be the most restrictive abortion law in America, affecting pregnancies as early as the six-week mark, 10TV's Chuck Strickler reported.
Faith2Action, the anti-abortion group behind the legislation, describes another Wednesday
witness as a woman who survived an abortion her mother sought in 1977.
During a hearing last week, Faith2Action gave ultrasounds to two women early in their
pregnancies, so lawmakers could see and hear the fetal hearts.
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March 3, 2011:
Lawmakers See Fetus Ultrasounds During 'Heartbeat' Bill Hearings
February 8, 2011:
Proposed Abortion Limit Would Use Heartbeat As Trigger
