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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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Michigan physicians would be prohibited from performing an abortion on a pregnant woman if a mandatory ultrasound reveals a </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>fetal heartbeat</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span> under legislation introduced in the state House.<br />
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The three-bill package would require an external ultrasound before any abortion and could effectively criminalize the procedure after a heartbeat is detected, which can occur as early as six to eight weeks into a pregnancy.<br />
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The legislation, introduced with 15 Republican co-sponsors and a former Democrat turned independent, would require an abortion provider to offer a pregnant woman the chance to hear a heartbeat if one is detected and advise her whether she should undergo an internal ultrasound if one is not.<br />
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In the case that a heartbeat cannot be found, a physician would have to inform a woman that removing a fetus that has died is not considered an abortion.<br />
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Physicians who perform an abortion after a heartbeat is detected could face up to four years in prison and/or a fine up to $50,000.<br />
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A federal judge recently struck down a fetal heartbeat law in North Dakota, calling it an </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>invalid</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span> and unconstitutional ban on a woman's </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>choice to terminate her pregnancy at a point prior to viability.</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span> Another fetal heartbeat law in Arkansas that would ban abortion 12 weeks into a pregnancy was also overturned.<br />
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Right to Life of Michigan, which generally supports the legislation and worked on the bills with Hooker, acknowledged that at least two of the measures could conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade.<br />
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Even if other bills are challenged, Hooker said his main proposal would serve an important purpose by guaranteeing a pregnant woman the opportunity to hear a fetal heartbeat before deciding whether to move forward with an abortion.<br />
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</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>If a mother recognizes that her baby has a heartbeat, she'll be able to hear that heartbeat, and the chances of her having that abortion goes down dramatically,</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span> said Hooker. </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>It's going to limit abortion.</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the legislature pass a package of bills that would make abortions illegal after a fetal heartbeat is detected?<br />
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Should the government change the student loan program to forgive their loan debt balances after 10 or 20 years?<br />
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The system wasn't broken<br />
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The system wasn't broken before the President federalized it.<br />
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