STOP THE HEARTBEAT BILL
Flood Governor John Kasich's office with calls urging him to nix the “Heartbeat Bill”.
Phone Number: (614) 466-3555
SCRIPT: I am concerned about the passage of the so-called "Heartbeat Bill," or HB493. This bill threatens the rights and safety of Ohio women, was passed secretively and unconstitutionally, and violates a woman's right to choose. I implore Governor Kasich to use his line item veto against the bill.
CONTEXT: Ohio's State Senate just approved a "heartbeat bill," banning abortion after just 6 weeks. For those of you who might not know this, home pregnancy tests don’t even work until week 4 or so. Most women don’t even know they are pregnant at 6 weeks. The bill provides no exceptions for victims of rape or incest and makes performing an abortion a felony. It was filed as part of an unrelated bill, and outside of Senate rules (91 minutes prior to session, when the limit is 90 minutes). From a constitutional and procedural perspective, it should have no standing.
Ohio's GOP-controlled state legislature knows this law will be challenged in court but is banking on a Trump Supreme Court to rule in its favor. Kasich has mentioned his concern about the bill in the past - and with enough calls, he could block the legislation. Let's do our part and act now.
(credit to Lila Rose Kaplan for the info in this post!)