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Fetal Heartbeat Bill Gets the Science and the Law Wrong

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Fetal Heartbeat Bill Gets the Science and the Law Wrong

March 21, 2019 07:32:16 pm

The Georgia legislature is poised to pass a “fetal heartbeat” law similar to those recently passed in Kentucky and several other states. The bill, which narrowly cleared the House, would prohibit abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected—generally at 6 to 7 weeks into pregnancy. Because pregnancy is generally dated from the last menstrual [...]

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