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A fetal heartbeat bill (SB 1274) was signed into law by then-Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin in April 2012 that requires an abortion provider to offer a woman the opportunity to hear the conceptus's heartbeat before ending the pregnancy, and applies when the conceptus is at least eight weeks old. The bill took effect in November 2012.
A preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is defined as babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. [40] There are three types of preterm births: extremely preterm (less than 28 weeks), very preterm (28 to 32 weeks) and moderate to late preterm (32 to 37 weeks). [40]
The Heartbeat Protection Act (SB 300) is a Florida state law passed in 2023 that criminalizes abortion after 6 weeks' gestation [1]. The law went into effect May 1, 2024 after passing in 2023. Under Florida’s current abortion ban, it is nearly impossible for most women to access an abortion.
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The case's lead plaintiff is Amanda Zurawski, a Texas woman who was denied an abortion when she was 18 weeks pregnant because her fetus had a detectable heartbeat. She subsequently went into septic shock twice, and was left with a permanently closed fallopian tube due to scar tissue. Four other women initially joined the suit when it was first ...
Gestational age: 8 weeks and 0 days until 8 weeks and 6 days old. 57–63 days from last menstruation. Embryonic age: Week nr 7. 6 weeks old. 43–49 days from fertilization. The embryo measures 18 mm (3 ⁄ 4 in) in length. Fetal heart tone (the sound of the heart beat) can be heard using doppler. Nipples and hair follicles begin to form.