"heartbeat bill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heartbeat bills [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heartbeat bill (plural heartbeat bills)
  1. (US, law) A form of abortion restriction legislation which makes abortion illegal as soon as the fetal heartbeat can be detected. Wikipedia link: heartbeat bill Tags: US Categories (topical): Abortion, Law
    Sense id: en-heartbeat_bill-en-noun-FfadbfeV Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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