Iowa Republicans use 14-hour special session to pass bill banning abortion after six weeks
Reproductive rights groups are already planning to challenge the ban in court
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Reproductive rights groups are already planning to challenge the ban in court
Iowa passes bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a mara...
Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature has passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.
What’s in Iowa’s new 6-week abortion ban? What happens next? What other states have passed ‘heartbeat bills’?
The new legislation prohibits almost all abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, which is usually around 6 weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant.