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A medical doctor expressed shock Thursday over Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ recent claim that “there’s no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks” gestation.
“There is no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks,” Abrams proclaimed in a now-viral video. “It is a manufactured sound designed to convince people that men have the right to take control of a woman’s body.”
Dr. Nicole Saphier, a radiologist, appeared on Fox News’ “Outnumbered,” where she vociferously hit back at Abrams’ assertions, calling the aforementioned statements untrue.
“This was a flat-out lie, and facts matter,” Saphier said, noting she believes Abrams is accountable to voters as she seeks to become governor. “Unfortunately, people are going to believe what she has to say.”
Saphier went on to explain, from a medical perspective, what happens with unborn babies’ cardiac development, sternly dismantling Abrams’ declarations on the matter.
“I’m going to just deliver the truth and point out it is a complete lie, so at about three weeks after gestation – after conception, the cells of the heart … starts to rhythmically contract so really, the heart starts beating at three weeks,” Saphier said. “Yes, you can start seeing the heartbeat 5 [to] 6 weeks after conception on the ultrasound, but that’s only because it’s so small and because of all the other structures are in the way with the pelvis.” Continue reading…
