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NEBRASKA FACT CHECK: Heart Rate at Six Weeks is 110 Beats Per Minute

The Nebraska Heartbeat Act, announced today by Nebraska Senator Joni Albrecht, would limit elective abortion when a baby’s heartbeat can be detected. Despite misleading claims by pro-abortion pundits and politicians, the scientific evidence shows that a baby’s first heartbeat occurs at six weeks of pregnancy.

Charlotte Lozier Institute

January 11, 2023

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FACT CHECK: Governor DeSantis is Correct; Babies at 15 Weeks Can Feel Pain

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis correctly stated during Monday’s gubernatorial debate that unborn babies can feel pain at 15 weeks gestation. He also correctly stated that unborn babies at 15 weeks gestation have a heartbeat.

Charlotte Lozier Institute

October 25, 2022

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FACT CHECK: S.C. Chief Justice Beatty is Wrong; Heart Rate at Six Weeks is 110 Beats Per Minute

South Carolina Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty today incorrectly claimed that a six-week gestation baby does not have a heartbeat, stating in a South Carolina Supreme Court hearing that, “it’s really not a heartbeat. It’s an electrical signal.”

Charlotte Lozier Institute

October 19, 2022

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FACT CHECK: Stacey Abrams is Wrong; Heart Rate at Six Weeks is 110 Beats Per Minute

Stacey Abrams incorrectly claimed earlier this week that “there is no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks,” seeming to ignore scientific consensus based on published, validated, objective, biological investigation.

Charlotte Lozier Institute

September 22, 2022

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Science: At 6 Weeks, Unborn Baby’s Heart Rate is Approximately 110 Beats Per Minute

“While some people falsely claim that a preborn baby at 6 weeks’ gestation is just a clump of cells, science demonstrates the baby is already a complex human being,” said Dr. Tara Sander Lee, senior fellow and director of life sciences at the nonprofit Charlotte Lozier Institute. “A preborn baby’s heart is actively beating at 6 weeks and will have already beat nearly 16 million times by 15 weeks. In fact, at 6 weeks’ gestation, the baby’s heart rate is about 98 beats per minute, which can be easily detected by ultrasound.”

Charlotte Lozier Institute

September 2, 2021

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Science: At 6 Weeks, Unborn Baby’s Heart Rate is Approximately 110 Beats Per Minute

“While some people falsely claim that a preborn baby at 6 weeks’ gestation is just a clump of cells, science demonstrates the baby is already a complex human being,” said Dr. Tara Sander Lee, senior fellow and director of life sciences at the nonprofit Charlotte Lozier Institute. “A preborn baby’s heart is actively beating at 6 weeks and will have already beat nearly 16 million times by 15 weeks. In fact, at 6 weeks’ gestation, the baby’s heart rate is about 110 beats per minute, which can be easily detected by ultrasound.”

Charlotte Lozier Institute

September 2, 2021

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