{"id":199098,"date":"2019-03-31T11:45:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T16:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=199098"},"modified":"2019-03-28T02:09:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T07:09:13","slug":"pro-abortion-deception-heartbeat-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-abortion-deception-heartbeat-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-abortion researcher relies on deception to attack heartbeat bills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Georgia Senate has passed a heartbeat bill, banning abortion<\/a> after a preborn baby’s heartbeat can be detected. There are exceptions for cases of rape or incest, if the mother’s life is in danger or the baby would not survive pregnancy, and it is abortionists who would be punished by losing their medical licenses, not the mother. Still, this bill regardless is being criticized by abortion activists, who claim it ignores science and attacks the “dignity” of Georgia women.<\/p>\n

Nastassia Patin, a post-doctoral researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology, penned an op-ed<\/a> for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, claiming that “scientists” opposed the bill. Patin argues, first, that the bill is scientifically inaccurate due to the term “heartbeat,” as — according to Patin — there is not actually a heartbeat present.<\/p>\n

When ‘scientists’ get it totally wrong on fetal development<\/strong><\/p>\n

“At six weeks, the fetus is about eight-to-10 millimeters long \u2013 smaller than your pinky nail,” she wrote. “The ‘heartbeat’ refers to the thickening of an embryonic yolk sac, called a fetal pole, which at six weeks can produce a motion on a vaginal ultrasound. It is this fetal pole rhythmic activity that is termed a ‘heartbeat.’ At this point the fetus does not yet have a brain, spinal cord, or any chance of viability outside the womb.”<\/p>\n

The issue of viability is irrelevant, as is the lack of a brain or spinal cord; many people, for example, have a spinal cord that does not work, yet it does not mean they are not alive or deserve the chance to live. Regardless, Patin is incorrect.<\/p>\n