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 ...

“And that’s a day for celebration.” She said she will keep advocating for Iowa lawmakers to ban abortion from the moment of conception. How the law banning abortions after cardiac activity ...

A district court judge filed a motion to dissolve the temporary injunction on the Iowa abortion law, allowing the six-week abortion ban to go into effect next week. This story was updated July 23 ...

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. NATALIE KREBS, BYLINE ...

Although he said he would like to see a law that bans abortion at conception, May believes Iowa’s current law is the “best we can attain today under the political environment we’re in.” ...

Clinics and the groups that help women pay for abortion and travel costs say contributions have fallen from their peak.

Iowa City Democrat Christina Bohannan announced Thursday that she will challenge U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, ...

STARTING MONDAY. PLANNED PARENTHOOD ESTIMATES THE LAW WILL BAN 97 TO 98% OF ABORTIONS IN IOWA AND THEY SAY THEIR PLAN IS TO HELP PATIENTS TRAVEL OUT OF STATE FOR ABORTIONS. LAST WEEK, PLANNED ...