Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill into law Friday, but a judge is still considering abortion advocates’ request to put the restrictions on hold.
last year, when both reversed themselves on rulings that had affirmed a woman’s fundamental constitutional right to abortion.
“The Iowa Supreme Court questioned whether this legislature would pass the same law they did in 2018, and today they have a clear answer,” Reynolds said Tuesday in a statement. “Justice for the unborn should not be delayed.”
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