WASHINGTON: After a year-long legal battle, Iowa became the latest US state to enact a near-total abortion ban on Monday, keeping the charged issue of reproductive rights at the forefront of Nov’s election. The law prohibits terminating nearly all pregnancies after six weeks – the point at which a fetal heartbeat can be detected – even though many women do not realise they are pregnant at this stage.Previously, abortion was permitted in the state up to 20 weeks of gestation.
Initially passed last year and signed into law by Guv Kim Reynolds, the ban was placed on hold by a judge but then reinstated following a narrow 4-3 ruling by Iowa SC last month. The law includes exceptions for cases of rape and incest, as well as situations where the life of the fetus or mother is at risk.
“This morning, more than 1.5 million women in Iowa woke up with fewer rights than they had last night because of another Trump Abortion Ban,” US Vice-President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said on X.
Initially passed last year and signed into law by Guv Kim Reynolds, the ban was placed on hold by a judge but then reinstated following a narrow 4-3 ruling by Iowa SC last month. The law includes exceptions for cases of rape and incest, as well as situations where the life of the fetus or mother is at risk.
“This morning, more than 1.5 million women in Iowa woke up with fewer rights than they had last night because of another Trump Abortion Ban,” US Vice-President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said on X.
Source : Times of India