Iowa’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant.
FILE - Abortion-rights protesters attend a rally, June 24, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowas strict abortion law will take effect Monday, July 29, 2024, banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant. strict abortion law
Iowa will join more than a dozen states where abortion access has been sharply curbed in the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Currently, There are limited circumstances under the Iowa law that would allow for abortion after six weeks of pregnancy: rape, if reported to law enforcement or a health provider within 45 days; incest, if reported within 145 days; if the fetus has an abnormality “incompatible with life”; or if the pregnancy endangers the mother’s life.earlier this year, though the rules do not outline how the board would determine noncompliance or what the appropriate disciplinary action might be.
People in and around Des Moines seeking an abortion have been traveling about 35 miles north to Ames. “It’s entirely possible that they’re over six weeks, but we’ll scan them,” she said of people that have appointments scheduled for after the block is lifted.
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