A baby's heart starts beating at about five weeks into pregnancy and increases its rate by three beats per minute daily for the first month. The normal fetal heart rate ranges from 110 to 160 beats ...

From left to right, Taylor Shelton, the plaintiff in the case; Vicki Ringer, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic; and Catherine Humphreville, attorney for Planned Parenthood, stand ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's highest court is once again weighing the state's 2023 6-week abortion ban. This time they're tasked with defining when a 'fetal heartbeat' can occur. The South ...

Supporters call House File 732 a "fetal heartbeat" bill that, as law, bans most abortions once cardiac activity is detected — normally around 6 weeks into a pregnancy. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday ...

COLUMBIA, — The Richland County Circuit Court became the stage for a legal showdown Thursday as arguments were presented in a case challenging South Carolina’s early abortion ban. The lawsuit, ...

YEARS, REPUBLICANS HAVE TRIED TO RESTRICT ABORTION ACCESS IN IOWA. THEY SAY THE LEGISLATURE ASHTON IS NECESSARY TO, QUOTE, PROTECT LIFE. KCCI IS OFELIA JACOBSEN SPOKE WITH THREE WOMEN TODAY WHO SHARED ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina’s restrictive ban on abortion has been hit with another legal challenge from abortion providers. A new lawsuit was filed Thursday in Columbia by providers ...

South Carolina's Supreme Court upheld the state's 2023 fetal heartbeat law, banning abortions after cardiac activity is detected, typically around six weeks. The law allows exceptions for medical ...

6:00. SIDNEY. GABY. THANK YOU. AN UPDATE NOW TO A STORY WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT ONLY ON WYFF NEWS FOUR. EARLIER THIS WEEK, UPSTATE SENATOR JOSH KIMBRELL ADDRESSED HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE FETAL ...

Six states passed laws in 2019 banning abortions once a “fetal heartbeat” is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy.

Feb. 6, 2003 — Electronic fetal monitoring does not improve outcome, according to the results of a prospective, randomized trial reported in the Feb. 8 issue of The Lancet. "The findings of this trial ...