The Act protects life by prohibiting abortions after a fetal heartbeat has been detected, withย exceptions for the life or health of the mother, medical emergencies, fatal fetal anomalies, and, up to twelve weeks of pregnancy, in cases of rape or incest.
The hundreds amendments presented by House Democrats forced lawmakers to stay at the statehouse into the early hours of Tuesday morning. A computer issue forced them to break for a few hours, before the debate resumed.