“If the vilest criminal cannot be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment, then how much more should laws protect an innocent unborn child from the most despicable form of torture and death?”
ORLANDO, FL -- After the Kentucky Senate heard the beating heart of a woman’s unborn baby last week, they voted 31-6 to pass a bill that would ban most abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The measure would require anyone seeking an abortion to first determine if a fetal heartbeat is detectable, typically about six weeks into pregnancy. The bill now heads to the House.
April Lanham, who is 18 weeks pregnant and lives in the district of the bill’s lead sponsor, Senator Matt Castlen, allowed a roomful of people to hear the heartbeat of her unborn baby via an electronic monitor. Lanham said afterward she did so because the heartbeat would be a “powerful noise” for lawmakers to hear before the vote. Sen. Castlen said, “That child in her womb is a living human being. And all living human beings have a right to life.”
