By Abby Hafer ( January 11, 2022, 12:21 PM EST) -- There are many so-called “heartbeat” laws on the books in the U.S.A. at this time, laws that outlaw abortion after an embryonic “heartbeat” has been detected. Many others having been proposed. The most egregious current example is the law in Texas that states that a woman may not get an abortion after she has been pregnant for six weeks. Specifically, it bans abortion after cardiac activity is detectable....