Pro-lifers accused the New York Times of ignoring science by labelling an unborn baby’s heartbeat ‘embryonic pulsing’. This language wasn’t used in earlier stories, but appeared in a 29 May report on abortion.
The story referenced a Louisiana law that bans abortion after a foetal heartbeat can be detected. The bill was sponsored by a Democratic state senator and signed by the state’s Democratic governor.
‘The measure would require an ultrasound test for any woman seeking to terminate a preg-nancy, and forbid abortion if the test detects embryonic pulsing’, the NY Times wrote.
