Iowa House passes amendment stating the Iowa Constitution doesn't protect abortion
Democrats said the amendment could endanger womens access to birth control and in-vitro fertilization and block the right to have an abortion even in the cases of rape, incest or when a womans life is in danger. They introduced changes to the amendment during Wednesdays debate, but Republicans voted them down. Without state constitutional protections for abortion, Democrats said Republicans would be emboldened to try to ban the procedure. Previous restrictions Republicans approved — l...
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