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Senate Bill 442 is also likely to include a three-minute ultrasound video of fetal development as a state requirement, the outlet also reported.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Senate Bill 450, which would require the Arkansas Department of Education to include a discussion about human fetal development in state education standards, passed the Arkansas House of Representatives on Tuesday.
—Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2025
In a pregnant person, some of this cell-free DNA is fetal DNA from the placenta.
—Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
The new analysis found that the mean fetal mortality rate for 16 Southern states in 2023 was 6.05 fetal deaths at 20 weeks’ gestation or more per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths, compared with a mean fetal mortality rate of 5.25 for all other states.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Senate Bill 450, which would require the Arkansas Department of Education to include a discussion about human fetal development in state education standards, passed the Arkansas House of Representatives on Tuesday.
—Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2025
In a pregnant person, some of this cell-free DNA is fetal DNA from the placenta.
—Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
The new analysis found that the mean fetal mortality rate for 16 Southern states in 2023 was 6.05 fetal deaths at 20 weeks’ gestation or more per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths, compared with a mean fetal mortality rate of 5.25 for all other states.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Fetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetal. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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fetal
adjective
fe·tal
ˈfēt-ᵊl 
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
Medical Definition
fetal
adjective
fe·tal
variants
or chiefly British foetal
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
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