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Iowa's Six-Week Abortion Ban to Take Effect Monday, July 29

Jul 23, 2024, 05:15 PM

An Iowa judge has ordered that a law barring most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy will take effect on Monday, July 29, at 8 a.m. central time. The law, which had previously been blocked, significantly reduces the period during which abortions are legal in the state from the previous limit of 20 weeks. This decision makes Iowa one of the states with the strictest abortion regulations, joining 14 other states with near-total bans and three states that ban abortions after six weeks. The law's implementation means that many women may not realize they are pregnant before the window for legal abortion closes.