The Ohio House is two votes away from overturning Gov. John Kasich’s veto of the so-called heartbeat bill that would give the state the strictest law on abortion in the country, according to the Toledo Blade.
Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R., Clarksville) told the Blade that conversations may continue between Christmas and midnight New Years Eve to consider the override.
If passed, the legislation would prohibit most abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable — as early as six weeks into pregnancy of gestation. The current limit is 24 weeks.
Read the full Toledo Blade story here.