Kim Reynolds, Iowa's Republican governor, praised the state legislature for voting 'to protect life and end abortion at a heartbeat.'
The Iowa abortion bill was passed during a special legislative session called for the purpose by Gov. Reynolds, with most lawmakers voting along party lines.
It prohibits abortion in most circumstances once fetal cardiac activity can be detected, which generally takes place around six weeks into a pregnancy. Exceptions are allowed in cases of rape, incest, to preserve the mother's life and when the fetus has abnormalities judged"incompatible with life." Abortion rights demonstrators rally in Washington, D.C, on June 24, 2023, the first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.After the bill was approved by the Iowa Senate, there was heckling from a number of protesters in the gallery.showing one demonstrator, who had repeatedly shouted"We're not your breeders," being asked to leave by officers.
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