In what Republican Iowa Gov Kim Reynolds is calling a “victory for life,” a judge in the Cornhole State on Tuesday lifted the final procedural hurdle for the state’s six-week abortion ban following the state Supreme Court’s decision to remand it to a lower circuit on June 28th, setting the effective date of the ban for July 29th, USA Today reports on more of the wreckage from the Dobbs decision.
“As the fetal heartbeat law finally takes effect, our work will continue to strengthen a culture of life in Iowa,” Reynolds said in a lib-owning statement. “I remain deeply committed to supporting women in planning for motherhood, promoting the importance of fatherhood, elevating adoption, and protecting in vitro fertilization (IVF). Families are the foundation of society, and policies that encourage strong families will make our state and country strong for generations to come.”