Iowa's hotly contested six-week abortion ban officially is in effect.. Enforcement of the state’s so-called "fetal heartbeat" law went into effect at 8 a.m. July 29 after the Iowa Supreme Court ...

An Iowa law that bans abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy will go into effect Monday, July 29, at 8 a.m. On Tuesday, a district court judge filed a motion to dissolve the temporary ...

Iowa's abortion clinics worked to see the last patients before the new "fetal heartbeat" ban takes effect Monday.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, in Des Moines on July 14, 2023, signs into law a bill that bans most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy. Scott Olson / Getty Images file ...

Iowa now bans nearly all abortions, as early as six weeks of pregnancy. That's down from around 20 weeks in the previous law. Iowa Public Radio's Natalie Krebs reports.

New Iowa laws on issues from transgender civil rights protections to changes to Iowa’s unemployment insurance tax system officially took effect last week.

Iowa’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect The Iowa Supreme Court ruled last month that the Republican-backed law could be enforced. Abortions had been legal in the state up until about 22 weeks.

Now, across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, and 14 states have near-total bans at all stages of pregnancy. The law in Iowa and other restrictions across ...

The number of abortions in the U.S. rose again in 2024, with women continuing to find ways to get them despite bans and ...

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. Skip to content All Sections ...