The Texas Heartbeat Act has been in effect for six weeks, and is estimated to have potentially saved 4,000 preborn babies from abortion. The Act restricts abortion to before a preborn child’s heartbeat is detected, usually about six weeks gestation, though the human heart begins to beat between 16 and 22 days after fertilization. The law … Continue reading Look for more states to pass laws like the Texas Heartbeat Act, says law’s author