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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

gmb bosses say there's 'no chance' of piers morgan returning even as viewers sign petitions to get him back on air after his tirade at meghan markle's lies was cleared by ofcom

Questions remained last night over whether there is still a 'slim chance' that Piers Morgan could return to host Good Morning Britain after he was triumphantly cleared of breaching broadcasting rules by Ofcom. The presenter's former ITV colleagues and a string of respected broadcasters yesterday hailed the regulator's ruling confirming his right to free speech after dismissing more than 57,000 complaints about his criticism of Meghan Markle including 'not believing a word' she told Oprah Winfrey about her experiences of suicidal thoughts.  The development came after the UK's broadcasting watchdog called attempts to silence MailOnline columnist Mr Morgan a 'chilling restriction on freedom of expression' after the Duchess of Sussex was among a wave of people who complained that his questioning of her account of royal racism and suicidal thoughts was 'harmful' and 'offensive' to viewers. Following the announcement however, ITV revealed t