Planned Parenthood has reversed course on its long-held position that fetal heartbeats aren’t “real.”
In a shocking move, the abortion giant admitted on its website that unborn babies have beating hearts.
During weeks 5-6 of pregnancy “a very basic beating heart and circulatory system develop,” it reads.
Previously, Planned Parenthood relied on the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), whose “Guide to Language and Abortion” said that “a fetal heartbeat exists only after the chambers of the heart have developed and can be detected via ultrasound, which typically occurs around 17 to 20 weeks’ gestation,” National Review (NR) reports.
But the group has since distanced themselves from ACOG’s claim writing in a recent footnote in a South Carolina court filing that “After consulting with experts,” the group “understand(s) that a heart forms earlier than that.”
ACOG is supposed to be a neutral association of medical experts, but is pro-abortion.
As CBN News reported, in September ACOG penned a stunning op-ed in The Washington Post calling for abortion on demand – at any time and for any reason.
In addition to calling for no limits on abortion, the group claimed abortions are safe.
“It improves and saves lives, and it must be
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