most women don't even realize they're pregnant until six weeks
Uh, ya know if your period is almost a fucking month late and you are that concerned about killing any offspring that makes it past the goalie maybe take a pregnancy test.
I'm going to be down voted to hell for this, but 6 weeks pregnant is only two weeks late, and not everyone is regular. They measure pregnancy from the last menstrual cycle. So by six weeks, you've only been actually pregnant (and detectable) for half that. Add that in together with time to make an appointment and scheduling time off from work 6 weeks is for most people nearly the same as saying no abortions. If you mean no abortions just make that the law, pretending six weeks is plenty of time is strange. If you intend abortions to be only for people with nothing else going on in their life ( either the very rich or the very poor) then keep the law at six weeks.
It's not 6 weeks of pregnancy as measure from the previous period. It's a heartbeat law and the heartbeat is detectable roughly six weeks after gestation, which would be roughly week 8.
Thanks for the correction, I see that I am wrong. The Texas law is based on a detectable heartbeat, which while it is short period it should be enough time for most people.
Uh, ya know if your period is almost a fucking month late and you are that concerned about killing any offspring that makes it past the goalie maybe take a pregnancy test.
It's not 6 weeks of pregnancy as measure from the previous period. It's a heartbeat law and the heartbeat is detectable roughly six weeks after gestation, which would be roughly week 8.
Thanks for the correction, I see that I am wrong. The Texas law is based on a detectable heartbeat, which while it is short period it should be enough time for most people.