Breaking: Ohio Gov. John Kasich signs 20-week abortion ban into law; vetoes “heartbeat bill”

• Last week, two separate abortion restrictions cleared the Ohio legislature and moved toward Gov. John Kasich’s desk. 
  
• The one that dominated headlines was the “heartbeat bill,” it would have made it illegal for Ohio women to terminate a pregnancy after six weeks.
  
• On Tuesday, Kasich signed the other one, the 20-week abortion ban, according to the Associated Press.
  
• Despite its being unconstitutional under Roe v. Wade, the 20-week ban is more likely to hold up in court than the heartbeat bill.
  
• Laws similar to the heartbeat bill have been struck down in North Dakota and Arkansas.
• But abortion restrictions like those put forth in the 20-week ban stand in a number of states. Read more