Iowa approves one of strictest abortion bills in US
The US state of Iowa has approved one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, banning most abortions once a foetal heartbeat is detected. Republican lawmakers, who control both chambers, passed the bill in back-to-back votes, sending it to the governor's desk to sign into law.
If [signed], the bill would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Critics argue the bill makes having an abortion illegal before most women even realise they are pregnant.
[...] If [Governor Kim] Reynolds signs the bill into law, it will likely be challenged in court for possibly violating Roe v Wade, the US Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in 1973. [...] Some Republican lawmakers welcomed the challenge. "I would love for the United States Supreme Court to look at this bill and have this as a vehicle to overturn Roe v. Wade," Republican Senator Jake Chapman said.
Also at NPR, Reuters, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, and The Hill:
Nineteen states adopted a total of 63 restrictions to the procedure in 2017, which is the highest number of state laws on the issue since 2013, according to the Guttmacher Institute. State legislatures have proposed 15 bills that would ban abortions after 20 weeks and 11 bills that would ban abortions if the sole reason is a genetic anomaly like Down syndrome.
Related: Ohio Bill Would Ban Abortion when a Prenatal Test is Positive for Down Syndrome
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(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 03 2018, @07:24PM (4 children)
The mother already volunteered to do exactly that when she got pregnant. There being a point where it's too late to change your mind is not the same as slavery.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 03 2018, @07:27PM
*sigh* Very well...
lol!
(Score: 2) by NewNic on Thursday May 03 2018, @08:21PM (1 child)
So you are in favor of indentured servitude?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @01:30AM
There's no need to bring taxes into this. Stay on topic.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @08:54AM
Hey... Isn't it well known by now that women have a God-Given "right" to change their minds, no matter what they "agreed" to ?
You know playing around with this is like playing around with a pen on a contract. Sign it and you are committed.
Don't women recognize (what) a pen is ?