COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio House of Representatives approved three separate anti-abortion bills Tuesday amid outrage from Democrats who accused Republican lawmakers of trampling on women's rights.

The most controversial piece of legislation, known as the "heartbeat" bill, would prohibit the procedure after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Another ban targets late-term abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, and the third bill would restrict insurance coverage for abortions.

The heartbeat bill, which still would require the Senate's approval, would give Ohio one of the most restrictive laws against abortion in the country. Heartbeats from inside a womb can be detected as early as six weeks of gestation. The bill does not have an exception for rape or incest.

The other abortion ban draws the line at whether the fetus is viable, meaning it can live outside the womb, which would be tested after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Senate already has approved a similar measure and could take up the House's version after lawmakers return in September from their summer break.

Tuesday's votes in the House capped weeks of contentious hearings and public events surrounding abortion rights, which have become a hot-button issue since the beginning of the year, when Republicans took back control of the House.

Republicans largely supported the bills, saying they protect unborn life. Democrats and abortion-rights groups argued that they curtail women's reproductive rights.

"This by far is the worst day I've experienced as a member of this chamber," first-term Rep. Kathleen Clyde, a Democrat from Kent, said on the floor. "This bill is anti-woman, it's out of touch, it's an overreach, and in this case, it's utterly unconstitutional." Five Republicans joined Democrats' in opposing the heartbeat bill while the other two abortion bills passed Tuesday drew support from a handful of Democrats. Earlier this year, the House passed a bill establishing new rules for minors seeking an abortion. The Senate has not voted on it.

"It was just a great day for the pro-life movement in Ohio," said Michael Gonidakis, executive director of Ohio Right to Life, which supported two of the three bills passed Tuesday.

The heartbeat bill did not earn the organization's endorsement because of questions surrounding its constitutionality. Any time a pro-life bill is struck down in court, Gonidakis said, the organization's ultimate goal of overturning Roe v. Wade becomes more difficult.

The two other bills passed Tuesday -- a ban on late-term abortions and a measure to prevent abortion coverage under the federal health care law -- are part of a national movement to eventually overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision, Gonidakis said.

Democrats have questioned how the anti-abortion agenda helps create jobs -- Republicans' top priority on the campaign trail last year.

"Instead of focusing on job creation, the Republicans continue to push the most divisive, partisan agenda in Ohio's history," House Democratic Leader Armond Budish of Beachwood said Tuesday. "This law is blatantly unconstitutional and will only cost this state money we do not have for the legal costs of defending the indefensible."