The Ohio State House finally voted on and passed Janet Porter’s "Heartbeat bill," which would
criminalize abortion in most cases. Conspicuously absent was a statement from the state’s leading anti-choice group,
the Ohio Right to Life Society, which actually
opposed the bill because it is
blatantly unconstitutional. Now Porter’s prized legislation moves on to the Senate, and her group Faith2Action released a
congratulatory statement:
"For every battle weary pro-lifer who didn't see how children were going to be protected in our lifetime, come see what God is doing in Ohio. Protection for babies with beating hearts is within reach for the first time since Roe stripped their rights away. I have never been more hopeful for restoring protection to babies with beating hearts than I am right now," declared Janet (Folger) Porter, president of Ohio-based Faith2Action and a former legislative director for Ohio Right to Life.
In meetings with bill supporters, several of the state senators have expressed interest in serving as a sponsor or co-sponsor for the bill. The bill was backed by a number of national Republican figures
including presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Newt Gingrich, and Porter even had
two fetuses "testify" in favor of the bill.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/janet-porters-heartbeat-bill-passes-state-house