[Free Beacon] One of Washington’s most influential magazines published several updates to an error-filled article attacking ultrasound technology, without acknowledging the extent of those corrections.The Atlantic published "How the Ultrasound Pushed the Idea That a Fetus Is a Person" on Tuesday. The 2,500-word article argued that ultrasound technology "has been used to create an imaginary ’heartbeat’ and sped-up videos that falsely depict a response to stimulus." The article by Moira Weigel, a Yale doctoral candidate in comparative literature,
| Notably not a scientist, physician, or ultrasound expert... |
The article originally claimed that fetal heartbeats depicted in ultrasound are "imaginary" because there is no heart in the body during early stages of development.
"It is dubious to call this movement a ’heartbeat’; there is no heart to speak of [at six weeks]," the article said.