Planned Parenthood Claims Heartbeat an “Arbitrary Standard” of Life

Planned Parenthood claims a heartbeat is an “arbitrary standard” of life in response to an Iowa bill that outlaws abortions if the iconic sound is detected.

Planned Parenthood blasted the “heartbeat bill” passed by the Republican-controlled legislature that is now expected to be signed into law by the governor.

“The bill weaponizes [the] fetal heartbeat, which is by all accounts an arbitrary standard that bans abortion long before the point of fetal viability,” said a spokesperson.

Heartbeats are generally first observed around the sixth week of pregnancy, making this bill America’s most restrictive policy on abortion.

Such statements are nothing new from the pro-abortion crowd.