COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio House committee has voted to pass a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks.
The committee voted Wednesday night on the measure, which now heads to the full House for consideration Thursday.

It follows House approval Tuesday night of the so-called heartbeat bill, clearing the way for what would be one of the nation’s most stringent abortion restrictions.

That legislation is already on its way to Republican Gov. John Kasich and would prohibit most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy after the first detectable heartbeat.

Kasich is an abortion-rights opponent who has previously voiced concerns about such a bill’s constitutionality.