However, when unsuspecting readers are given inaccuracies disguised as facts, confusion begins. The end may be spontaneous or voluntary. The first Heather actually suffered a spontaneous abortion at 22 weeks of pregnancy. Herein lies the first inaccuracy. A pregnancy at 22 weeks is considered a nonviable fetus, weighing less than one pound.
Viability is defined as being able to survive outside the uterus.
In nearly all cases, the most sophisticated medical centers would not be able to treat this fetus and result in a healthy outcome. In fact, in most centers, it is extremely unlikely that intensive care measures would be instituted on a fetus at 22 weeks gestation. If it were to survive, it would suffer serious long-term health problems. This baby would still weigh less than three pounds and would be in the hospital, giving Heather no chance to kill her. But the inaccuracies do not end there.