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Idaho Governor Signs Bill Banning Abortions After Fetal Heartbeat Can Be Detected

The law would make performing abortions a felony in most cases.

Mairead Elordi
Idaho Governor Signs Bill Banning Abortions After Fetal Heartbeat Can Be Detected
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Idaho’s Republican governor signed a bill into law on Tuesday banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected.

Governor Brad Little signed the Fetal Heartbeat Preborn Child Protection Act, which prohibits medical providers from performing abortion procedures after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which is around four to six weeks of pregnancy. A woman who received an abortion would be allowed to sue the medical provider who performed it.

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