Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson is co-sponsoring a bill in Congress to ban most abortions.
The bill, introduced by Butler County Republican Mike Kelly, would ban abortion after the detection of a so-called “fetal heartbeat” at six weeks, when cardiac tissue begins to form in an embryo. It would make exceptions for rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is at risk.
The bill’s fate in the closely divided House is uncertain and is considered unlikely to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate.