By Maija Zummo on Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 5:01 pm
The injunction blocking Ohio’s heartbeat bill has been dissolved: https://t.co/HWUo5c5EJb
The concept of being able to hear a true fetal heartbeat at six weeks, upon which the law is predicated, is also contested by physicians. According to Dr. Nisha Verma, an OB/GYN from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, cardiac valves don't even exist a six weeks of gestation. "The flickering that we're seeing on the ultrasound that early in the development of the pregnancy is actually electrical activity, and the sound that you 'hear' is actually manufactured by the ultrasound machine," Verma told NPR in a recent story about heartbeat bills. The NPR article also quotes another OB/GYN, Dr. Jennifer Kerns, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, as saying, "What we're really detecting is a grouping of cells that are initiating some electrical activity. In no way is this detecting a functional cardiovascular system or a functional heart." The ACLU of Ohio says it will be suing the state "to block the six-week ban."
🗣️To @GovMikeDeWine and @OhioAG - we'll see you in court. We, @ACLU, @PPFA, @PPAOhio, @PPSWO + @PretermCLE will sue in Ohio state court under the Ohio Constitution to block the six-week ban. Stay tuned for our forthcoming filing. https://t.co/l48HZzIC0g
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