From ThePostMillennial.com…
Washington state Democratic Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill into law on Thursday that prohibits legal action against people seeking an abortion, rivaling Texas’ abortion ban after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The bill also acts as an amendment to include “inclusive” terminology which states that women are not the only individuals that can get pregnant.
House Bill 1851, which takes effect in June, prohibits the state from taking any action against an individual seeking to end their pregnancy or for assisting someone who is pregnant in obtaining an abortion.
The legislation is in response to the Texas “Heartbeat Act” which bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected which usually occurs around the sixth week of pregnancy. The enforcement of the law is left up to private citizens, who can collect $10,000 or more if they bring a successful lawsuit against a provider or anyone who helps a patient obtain an abortion after the sixth week.
