A number of state legislatures, including the Ohio House of Representatives, have passed bills that prohibit the abortion of a fetus with a heartbeat. Since the heart is one of the first things developed, as early as the sixth week of pregnancy, bills like this basically make abortion illegal.
I wonder if the same logic applies to people on respirators who have left instructions to “pull the plug.” The termination of life is usually measured by brain activity, since the heart can be kept beating long after a person has expired. If we are going by heartbeat, then we need to keep those dead people’s hearts beating for as long as the machines hold out.
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