A bill that would effectively ban abortions in Ohio has been introduced in the legislature for a fourth time. The “heartbeat” bill bans abortion at the first detectable sign of a heartbeat, which is usually around six weeks.

As a conservative who is staunchly pro-life, I can understand wanting to propose drastic measures to eradicate the legal killing of the innocent unborn — but as much as I applaud these efforts, they are misguided and typically fail. A much more effective way to reduce the number of aborted babies is to go about it via more shrewd means.