Gov. Abbott signs Sen. Hughes' fetal heartbeat bill into law
Gov. Abbott signs Sen. Hughesâ fetal heartbeat bill into law Gov. Abbott signs SB 8 into law. (Source: Facebook) By Jeff Awtrey | May 19, 2021 at 10:14 AM CDT - Updated May 19 at 11:35 AM AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law an East Texas legislatorâs bill which would stop certain abortion procedures from taking place. Abbott signed SB 8, authored by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), on Wednesday. The bill calls for a ban on all elective abortions as soon as the fetusâ heartbeat is capable of being detected, which is typically around six weeks. At the...