Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams trampled heavily on science when she claimed, "there is no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks. It is a manufactured sound designed to ...

Ben Johnson is senior reporter and editor at The Washington Stand. Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia, denied that unborn children have a heartbeat at six weeks and that ...

Home fetal doppler devices were banned from sale in Australia last year but they are still readily available for purchase ...

Stacey Abrams, Georgia’s Democratic nominee for governor, discussed whether a fetal heartbeat can be heard at week six of pregnancy and her comments sparked countless conversations, some heated, on ...

Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler called the phrase fetal heartbeat a "misnomer" Thursday in a defense of Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ recent controversial ...

Note: We are republishing this story after the news site Politico published a leaked draft opinion suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court intends to ovterturn Roe v. Wade. The Texas abortion law that went ...

For most of a pregnancy, normal fetal heart rate will average between 110 and 160 beats per minute. Normal variations in fetal heart rate occur when the baby is moving or asleep. While it is not ...

Progressive Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is facing fierce backlash after a clip surfaced of her declaring that there is “no such thing” as a fetal heartbeat at six weeks — insisting that is just ...

Unique longitudinal dataset combining native fetal and maternal ECG with phonocardiography supports deeper insights into pregnancy health. AVENTURA, Fla., Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvo Intl Group ...

Stacey Abrams said there’s no fetal heartbeat at six weeks and social media reacted. Here’s what health experts say about heartbeats during pregnancy. John Bazemore AP Stacey Abrams, Georgia’s ...

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 ...