POLL: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?

In 1973, the Supreme Court overturned several state laws and ruled that a woman could have an abortion within the first three months of her pregnancy. The court ruled a state did not have the ability to restrict abortions prior to that time period as there was no life to protect. This year, at least four states have passed “heartbeat” bills into law. Most of these bills require doctors to determine whether the fetus of a woman seeking an abortion has a heartbeat or not. Under the “heartbeat” bills, if a fetal heartbeat is detected, the doctor is prohibited from performing an abortion. A heartbeat can now be detected as early as six weeks.