Iowa Governor Calls Special Session to Enact Abortion Restrictions

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has called for a special legislative session dedicated to enacting "pro-life legislation" after the state's Supreme Court issued a split decision on a six-week abortion ban proposed in 2018. Reynolds plans to convene the session on July 11 and aims to codify harsher abortion restrictions. The outcome of the session could have broader ramifications in national politics, particularly for Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential race. The Iowa Supreme Court's ruling last month failed to reach a majority decision on overturning a lower court's block on the six-week abortion ban.