The cutoff for abortions in Iowa after about six weeks of pregnancy is before many women even know they are pregnant.
Iowa’s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. Iowa’s Republican leaders have been seeking the law for years and gained momentum after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. The Iowa Supreme Court also issued a ruling that year saying there was no constitutional right to abortion in the state. “There is no right more sacred than life,' Republican Gov.
The Iowa Supreme Court's 4-3 ruling in June reiterated that there is no constitutional right to an abortion in the state and ordered the hold be lifted. A district court judge last week said the hold would be lifted Monday morning. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, called it a “historic day for Iowa.” The law prohibits abortions after cardiac activity can be detected, which is roughly at six weeks.
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