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<v 0>The Supreme court made access to abortion,</v>

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a constitutional right in 1973 with Roe V.

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Wade 2019, Alabama house bill three 14,

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also known as the human life protection act,

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bans all abortions at any stage of pregnancy,

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unless the mother's physical or mental health is in jeopardy,

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or if the fetus would not survive. Other States are taking a different approach.

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Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,

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and Ohio have passed heartbeat laws, making abortion illegal.

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Once a fetal heartbeat can be detected,

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which is usually around six weeks of pregnancy.

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Sometimes before a woman even knows she is pregnant.

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Some reproductive rights groups argue that the heart is not fully formed at six

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weeks and label the heartbeat bill as a misnomer,

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a 2018 Pew research center poll found that most Americans are somewhere in the

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middle on abortion.

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Overall 57% said abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

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And 37% said it should be illegal in all or most cases.

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