What Kim Reynolds, Democrats are saying about the Iowa Supreme Court abortion ruling:
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What Kim Reynolds, Democrats are saying about the Iowa Supreme Court abortion ruling: In a narrow 4-3 decision, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that an Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy can proceed. Iowa Republicans passed a so-called "fetal heartbeat" law in July 2023 that bans nearly all abortions after doctors detect cardiac activity in an embryo, which can happen about six weeks into pregnancy. There are narrow exceptions for cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormalities and medical emergency. The law was temporarily blocked...