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Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a marathon special session Tuesday that continued late into the night. Governor Kim Reynolds immediately said in a statement she would sign the bill Friday. The bill passed with exclusively Republican support in a rare, one-day legislative burst lasting…

"We would like to see that there's no abortion and no need for abortion," one Iowa woman said.

The marathon day of committee meetings, floor debates and votes in both chambers exceeded 13 hours when the House voted just after 9 p.m. in approval of the bill.

Tensions are flaring at the Iowa Capitol over a special legislative session on abortion restrictions. Republican lawmakers are working to pass a new ban on abortion after roughly six weeks

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A new ban on almost all abortions in Iowa after roughly six weeks of pregnancy prevailed in one chamber of the Legislature with exclusively Republican support late Tuesday night, as tensions flared during a special session ordered by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Gov. Kim Reynolds said she'd sign the measure Friday. Abortion rights proponents were preparing to quickly challenge the ban in court.

Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature has passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. The vote came during a marathon special session Tuesday that continued late into the

Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy with exclusively GOP support.

Abortion is currently legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. The legislation will take immediate effect with the governor’s signature.