Iowa Passes Law Banning Abortion After Six Weeks
Iowa lawmakers passed a law that will ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Abortion rights groups have already announced their preparation to fight the bill. Abortion is currently legal in Iowa up to 22 weeks gestation. The new legislation will criminalize the procedure after the detection of fetal cardiac activity. Women may not even know they are pregnant before this time. The law will take effect once Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signs it. Abortion access is already almost completely restricted in neighboring states of South Dakota, Wisconsin and Missouri, with the new bill severely re...