POPE, Presiding Judge.
The sole issue in this case is whether an eight-week-old fetus whose only movement at the time of its death was a heartbeat can be considered "quick" under Georgia law, thus allowing the parents of the unborn child to assert a claim of wrongful death against the treating physicians. Because we conclude as a matter of law that a heartbeat alone is not sufficient movement to constitute quickening, we reverse the trial court's denial of the physicians...
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