Iowa Signs Abortion Ban for 2nd Time Amid Legal Challenges

In front of a huge crowd on Friday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a measure banning abortion once cardiac activity is detected in the womb. It goes into effect immediately.
“This is a worthy battle and one I will never concede,” said Ms. Reynolds, signing the measure at the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, where most GOP presidential candidates were in attendance.
Earlier this week, Ms. Reynolds called for a special session in the legislature to come up with the measure after the Iowa Supreme Court was unable to reach a decision on a previous six-week ban Ms. Reynolds had signed back in 2018. Both the House and Senate have a Republican majority, and the bill was expected to pass expeditiously. Democrats were all opposed, and 10 representatives and one senator was absent; two senators and two representatives were opposed….}