The high court’s order gave a decisive win to Iowa’s Republican leaders after years of legislative and legal battles.
File photo: Anti-abortion activists hold signs during a March for Life rally, Jan. 21, 2023, across from the Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City, Iowa.DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.
Abortion access stands to be a major issue in the 2024 election, especially as Vice President Kamala Harris aims to lead the Democratic Party. Harris has said “everything is at stake” with reproductive health in November’s election and has traveled across the country to draw attention to the issue, including in Des Moines roughly a year ago after the stricter law initially passed.
The state’s medical board defined standards of practice 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.
Since six weeks is approximate, Traxler said, “we don’t necessarily have plans to cut people off at a certain gestational age.”
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