Judge Strikes Down Heartbeat Law

    A Federal Judge has declared unconstitutional most of a state law in Arkansas that bans most abortions by saying they are illegal if there is the presence of a heartbeat. The L.A. Times reported the judge:

.....ruled that viability – or the fetus’ ability to survive outside the womb – was the determining factor in abortion law and that Arkansas’ law was therefore unconstitutional"

     A similar bill is under consideration in Alabama. 
     It has been approved by The House and now goes to the State Senate.