Stacey Abrams Corrected Abortion Misinformation, and Republicans Lost Their Minds

[Farmer-Rick]

29. So, this discussion has taught me 2 things

Aside from the obvious there is no heart beat at six week.

1. The zygote or fetus age is calculated from a woman's last period which may include 2 weeks of not being pregnant.

"But first, a quick primer on how pregnancy weeks are calculated, because there are multiple ways of counting this time. One way is to count from fertilization, or when sperm meets egg. Fertilization dates, however, are not usually known, so pregnancy is more often measured from the last menstrual period. This way of counting, which is also termed gestational age, includes approximately two weeks prior to conception. As a result, a six-week pregnancy by this measure includes only about four weeks of actually being pregnant. A normal pregnancy lasts approximately 40 weeks."

2. And the so called heart goes through some major changes from a tube to something resembling a heart but it doesn't function as a true heart until a full nine weeks and a day after fertilization.

"Very soon after the tube forms, some cells of the tube begin to spontaneously contract, creating the first heartbeat, although the heart tube may not pump blood for another day or two. Textbooks and papers also peg this to approximately 21-23 days after fertilization, or what would be five completed weeks of pregnancy, or a few days into the sixth week.

Chamber and valve formation take about three weeks to wrap up. Based on 3D imaging of human embryos, scientists are able to identify all of the major structures after nine weeks and one day of pregnancy, when the entire process is largely complete."

Only after nine weeks does a fetus have a human shaped heart. And a similar human like heart beat.

https://www.factcheck.org/2019/07/when-are-heartbeats-audible-during-pregnancy/

Oh the lies the GOP and Supremely Religious Court must tell to keep a woman's womb in America under their control.