Under the law, abortion was generally banned as soon as a fetal heart tone could be detected, typically around six weeks into a pregnancy, and before many women know they are pregnant.

Planned Parenthood argued that a “fetal heartbeat” cannot happen until the four chambers of the heart have formed, which it says happens at approximately nine weeks. Court justices asked at ...

had argued that fetal heartbeat does not occur until after the formation of all four chambers of the heart, usually around nine weeks in a pregnancy. The state had argued it occurs at ...

BrightHeart’s AI technology automates vital aspects of fetal heart assessments, improving the detection of morphological abnormalities indicative of CHDs while reducing the workload on ...