Iowa Republicans pass six-week abortion ban
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On Wednesday, Republicans in Iowa passed a law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Left-leaning articles highlight that it took the Iowa legislature less than 15 hours to pass a six-week abortion ban at a special session initiated by Gov. Kim Reynolds, while right-leaning articles highlight that Iowa’s governor praised the Iowa legislature for restricting abortion after six weeks.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Iowa lawmakers passed a bill that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, coming weeks after the state’s Supreme Court was deadlocked over whether a state ban was enforceable. Iowa’s legislature has a Republican majority in both the Senate and House, and Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) openly supports an abortion ban. Abortion rights groups in Iowa vowed to legally challenge the law.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that it took the Iowa legislature less than 15 hours to pass a six-week abortion ban at a special session initiated by Gov. Reynolds for the sole purpose of banning abortion. Reynolds is set to sign the bill on Friday, and abortion rights groups have already vowed to sue the legislature, with the American Civil Liberties Union in Iowa calling it “the latest in Iowa politicians’ attacks on reproductive freedom.”
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that Reynolds praised the Iowa legislature for restricting abortion after six weeks, which Fox notes is when a fetal heartbeat typically can be detected, saying that “"I believe the pro-life movement is the most important human rights cause of our time.” The bill includes exceptions only in cases of rape, incest, and the life of the mother. Planned Parenthood North Central States plans to sue as early as next week and said that it is referring pregnant people to out-of-state abortions in the meantime.
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Iowa Republicans push through 6-week abortion restriction as pro-choice groups vow lawsuits
Washington Post