💔Federal "Heartbeat" Bill Bans Abortion Before Women Know They're Pregnant
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H.R. 682 would criminalize abortion after six weeks nationwide—before most women know they're pregnant—using scientifically misleading "heartbeat" language that medical experts say describes electrical activity, not an actual heart.
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Why This Matters
Medical Misinformation:
The "fetal heartbeat" at six weeks is electrical activity, not a heart—doctors say this language is deliberately misleading to justify banning abortion before women can even detect pregnancy
Impossible Timeline:
Six weeks equals just two weeks after a missed period, when most women don't know they're pregnant—making this a de facto total abortion ban disguised as "reasonable" policy
Criminal Penalties:
Doctors performing abortions after six weeks face five years in federal prison, creating a chilling effect that will deny emergency care to women with life-threatening pregnancies
Texas Model Disaster:
H.R. 682 copies Texas' failed law that created maternal health crises and forced women to flee the state for basic medical care—now Republicans want this chaos nationwide
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What is the bill number for the federal "heartbeat" legislation?
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Which state's failed heartbeat law serves as the model for H.R. 682?
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How does H.R. 682 affect women facing life-threatening pregnancy complications?
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What constitutional authority do Republicans claim for federal abortion restrictions?
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What percentage of pregnancies are detected before six weeks?
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How does H.R. 682 affect teenage pregnancy outcomes?
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What happens to doctors who provide abortion care in medical emergencies under H.R. 682?
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How does H.R. 682 affect maternal mortality rates?
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Which demographic faces the greatest burden from six-week abortion bans?
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What constitutional principle does federal override of state reproductive rights violate?
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How does H.R. 682 affect interstate travel for abortion care?
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At how many weeks of pregnancy would H.R. 682 ban abortion?
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What Supreme Court decision allows states and Congress to ban abortion?
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What medical term do doctors use for cardiac activity at six weeks?
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Which constitutional amendment did Roe v. Wade base abortion rights on?
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What medical procedure involves removing pregnancy tissue after miscarriage?
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The "fetal heartbeat" at six weeks represents a fully formed heart.
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Most women know they are pregnant by six weeks.
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H.R. 682 includes exceptions for rape and incest.
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H.R. 682 would override state laws that allow abortion after six weeks.
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Congress has clear constitutional authority to regulate all medical practice.
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Heartbeat bills have been successful in reducing unintended pregnancy rates.
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