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Heartbeat argument refuted — heartbeat is an arbitrary and inconsistent criterion for the beginning of life

Why Every Pro-Choice Argument Fails 00:44:47 – 00:45:47

Q&A — claim that life begins when the heartbeat starts

Mike responds that the heartbeat criterion is arbitrary. People on heart-lung machines whose hearts are not beating are still alive — life is not defined by heartbeat. Additionally, advocates who claim life begins at heartbeat rarely actually vote to ban all pre-heartbeat abortions; they advocate for abortion on demand at any stage, revealing the heartbeat claim is a tactical rhetorical concession rather than a sincere scientific principle.

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