Iowa is expected to be the first state to hold Republican caucuses for the 2024 presidential race.
DES MOINES, Iowa --
Just after 11 p.m., lingering protesters in the gallery booed and yelled "shame" to state senators in the minutes after the bill was approved. Abortion is currently legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. The legislation will take immediate effect with the governor's signature on Friday. It will prohibit almost all abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, which is usually around six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant.
In the meantime, Planned Parenthood North Central States has said they will refer patients out of state if they're scheduled for abortions in the next few weeks. The organization, the largest abortion provider in the state, will continue to provide care to patients who present before cardiac activity is detected.
Hilary McAdoo, a fertility nurse, said her two daughters motivated her to voice her opposition Tuesday. After both bodies overturned those rulings last year, the governor sought to reinstate the 2018 law. But the state's high court deadlocked last month without ruling on the merits of an abortion ban, leaving the law permanently blocked.Democratic lawmakers proposed amendments to the language to expand the exceptions, which were swiftly rejected.
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