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Heartbeat Law

Noun

a law banning abortion typically at six weeks of pregnancy upon the detection of a fetal heartbeat

The Texas heartbeat law, S.B. 8, bans all abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected, typically around six weeks of pregnancy, before most women know they are pregnant.

Sanskrit equivalent

गर्भपातनिषेधविधिः

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