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For anti-abortion activists, success of ‘heartbeat’ bills was 10 years in the making

In spring 2019, a seemingly new legislative phenomenon caught national attention as it stormed through statehouses across the country. Bills that imposed new restrictions banning abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected sparked protests but sailed to passage in a half-dozen states. This story also appeared in USA TODAY For many who first […]