Newly passed laws in Texas mean that people cannot have an abortion after six weeks - the point where a "fetal heartbeat" appears, and the point before most people know they're pregnant.
However, doctors are coming forward to say that the "fetal heartbeat" isn't a real medical point in fetal development, casting doubt on the credibility of the Fetal Heartbeat Bill.
Heartbeats in humans produce thump-thump sounds caused by the opening and closing of the heart's valves.
However, in conversation with NPR, Dr. Nisha Verma, an OB-GYN who specializes in abortion care and works at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, says that that heartbeat doesn't exist in 6-week old fetuses.
Tuesday, September 07, 2021
The Fetal Heartbeat Lie
It seems that the foundation of the Texas anti-abortion law isn't medically definable.
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