JUST IN: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs a six-week abortion ban into law, setting in motion a legal battle over the future of reproductive rights in the state.
into law, setting in motion a new legal battle over the future of reproductive rights in the key early presidential state, and further escalating the presence of a divisive issue in the campaign.
arguing that the new ban violates the Iowa state constitution. Officials with the groups said they expect the case to reach the state Supreme Court.Reynolds, as well as a parade of Republican presidential candidates, celebrated the signing and predicted that the new law would prevail. The bill also includes exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape and incest. For those exceptions to apply, the rape must have been reported to law enforcement or a “public or private health agency” — which includes a family doctor — within 45 days, and the incest must have been reported to any of those officials or entities within 140 days.
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