Proponents of the heartbeat bill have two goals. 1) To reduce abortion rates and 2) To challenge Roe v. Wade through the court system. Anti-abortion legislators expect legal challenges to the heartbeat bill because they know it’s unconstitutional. They hope for a reversal of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court.
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