Northwest Iowa — Fourth District U.S. Congressman Steve King has introduced legislation that he says would go a long way toward eliminating abortion nationwide.
King says his “Heartbeat Bill” works toward his belief that life begins at conception.
Congressman King says he has also supported previous restrictions on abortion.
He talks about the specifics of the “Heartbeat Bill”.
King says the law isn’t designed to punish mothers who choose an abortion, but he says doctors would face jail time.
King says he has support from several other lawmakers in the House for the bill, The Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017. In a statement, King says: “Since Roe v. Wade was unconstitutionally decided in 1973, nearly 60 million innocent babies’ lives have been ended by the abortion industry, all with a rubber stamp by the federal government. Human life, beginning at the moment of conception, is sacred in all of its forms and today, I introduced a bill that will protect the lives of voiceless innocents.”
