The anti-abortion movement could take a major step forward in Ohio if the Heartbeat Bill is passed by the state government.

TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) – The anti-abortion movement could take a major step forward in Ohio if the Heartbeat Bill is passed by the state government.

The bill would make it illegal for a woman to get an abortion once a heart beat is detected, and it is one of the most restrictive abortion laws ever. It has passed in the Ohio house, but the senate hasn't taken any action so far.

Rachelle Heidlebaugh of the Post-Abortive Coalition of Ohio says that she feel senators are playing politics, and costing babies their lives. Heidlebaugh had an abortion 15 years ago after she was raped, and wishes she could have made a different choice:

"The devastation and the heartache that I felt from what I did to my baby far exceeds that other act of violence on my life because the baby could have been nurturing and helping me heal. And instead I went and I did a violent act."

The Post-Abortive Coalition will head to the statehouse Tuesday morning, where they will pray together at 9 am, and then hold a news conference at 10 am urging senators to pass the bill.

Heidlebaugh believes there are countless other women who regret getting abortions, and she hopes they will join her group in their efforts.

On the other side of the issue, Carol Dunn says the bill goes way too far. The founder of the Center for Choice in uptown Toledo had an abortion in 1964, and does not regret her decision.