Red states should all pass their own heartbeat bills

Tennessee became the most recent state to pass a bill outlawing abortion once a heartbeat is detected, and there is no reason it should be the last.

Tennessee’s heartbeat bill, augmented by prohibitions on abortions based on the “sex, race or disability diagnosis of the unborn child,” is the latest in the line of state bills meant to protect the unborn. Six states passed heartbeat bills in 2019, including a bipartisan effort in Louisiana, though none have been able to take effect due to court challenges.