florida south carolina and arkansas are likely to follow texas' lead on fetal heartbeat abortion laws reese witherspoon eva longoria and pink all criticize bill
Numerous states - including Florida, Arkansas, North Dakota - may follow Texas' newly-implemented ‘heartbeat’ bill and pass similar laws after the supreme court's upholding of the legislation triggered renewed optimism among pro-life lawmakers. Florida State Senator Wilton Simpson said in a Thursday statement that it could be 'worthwhile to take a look at the Texas law and see if there is more we can do here in Florida.' Simpson was backed by Governor Ron DeSantis said, who said he'd mull a ban. Texas Right to Live legislative director John Seago told Forbes that South Carolina was also considering an abortion bill and Arkansas has revived efforts to pass similar legislation. North Dakota said it may look at new abortion laws in 2023. The states - which like Texas all have Republican governors - could follow the lead of the ‘Texas Heartbeat Act,’ which took effect this week and bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected at about six weeks gestation. T