The Texas Abortion Ban Hinges On ‘Fetal Heartbeat.’ Doctors Call That Misleading
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Photo caption: The term “fetal heartbeat,” as used in the new anti-abortion law in Texas, is misleading and not based on science, say physicians who specialize in reproductive health. What the ultrasound machine detects in an embryo at six weeks of pregnancy is actually just electrical activity from cells that aren’t yet a heart. And the sound that you “hear” is actually manufactured by the ultrasound machine. Scott Olson/Getty Images. Interview by Selena Simmons-Duffin. NPR – September 3, 2021.
The Texas abortion law that went into effect this week reads: “A physician may not knowingly perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman if the physician detected a fetal heartbeat for the unborn child.” The new law defines “fetal heartbeat” as “cardiac activity or the steady and […]
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