Iowa's hotly contested six-week abortion ban officially is in effect.. Enforcement of the state’s so-called "fetal heartbeat" law went into effect at 8 a.m. July 29 after the Iowa Supreme Court ...

An Iowa law that bans abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy will go into effect Monday, July 29, at 8 a.m. On Tuesday, a district court judge filed a motion to dissolve the temporary ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, in Des Moines on July 14, 2023, signs into law a bill that bans most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy. Scott Olson / Getty Images file ...

Iowa’s law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy took effect Monday morning at 8 a.m. following an Iowa Supreme Court decision in June that found the law to be constitutional.

Iowa now bans nearly all abortions, as early as six weeks of pregnancy. That's down from around 20 weeks in the previous law. Iowa Public Radio's Natalie Krebs reports.

Iowa judge lifts injunction blocking state's 6-week abortion ban Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, who has worked to enact a six-week ban since 2018, called the decision "a victory for life." ...

An Iowa judge has ruled the state's strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.

Iowa’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect The Iowa Supreme Court ruled last month that the Republican-backed law could be enforced. Abortions had been legal in the state up until about 22 weeks.

Now, across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, and 14 states have near-total bans at all stages of pregnancy. The law in Iowa and other restrictions across ...

Most Iowans oppose the state’s 6-week abortion ban, results show in the first Iowa Poll since the state Supreme Court ruled the law could be enforced ...

Iowa’s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. Skip to content All Sections ...