There's no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks. It is a manufactured sound designed to convince people that men have the right to take control of a woman's body away from her.
Stacey Abrams: “There's no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks. It is a manufactured sound designed to convince people that men have…”
On the recordSeptember 28, 2022
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Stacey Abrams argues that the concept of a fetal heartbeat at six weeks is misleading.
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