Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) | September 23, 2021
Read the PublicationThirteen states have enacted so-called fetal heartbeat laws banning abortions once embryonic cardiac activity can be detected. Courts have enjoined their enforcement as unconstitutional. However, on September 1, 2021, the US Supreme Court declined to block a Texas fetal heartbeat law, which virtually eliminates access to abortion services in Texas.