Iowa Republicans Push for Controversial Six-Week Abortion Ban

Iowa's Republican-controlled legislature is set to vote on a bill that would ban most abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy, following the overturning of Roe v Wade. The bill, similar to a 2018 law that was later deemed unconstitutional, seeks to prohibit abortions at the first sign of cardiac activity, with exceptions for cases of rape or incest. Republicans in several states have rolled back reproductive rights, passing full abortion bans that conflict with the views of the majority of Americans who support abortion access. The special session comes after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds failed to have the state's supreme court remove an injunction against her previous six-week abortion ban.