Des Moines, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that will ban most abortions in Iowa.
Reynolds signed the bill on stage at The Family Leader’s summit in Des Moines. The crowd of two-thousand evangelical Christians at the event stood as she put her signature on the document and cheered her along with the Republican lawmakers who joined her on stage.
The Republican-led legislature passed the bill Tuesday during a special session and it’s almost identical to the Fetal Heartbeat Act Reynolds signed in 2018, but was never enforced due to a court injunction. Last month’s three-to-three tie on the Iowa Supreme Court kept that injunction in place. Reynolds criticized the three justices who rejected her call to let that 2018 law take effect.
The legislation bans most abortions after about the sixth week of a pregnancy, with exceptions for rape, incest and certain medical conditions.
Tony Angran, pastor of the Solid Rock Church of God in Centerville, is thrilled.
Earlier Friday afternoon, an attorney for two Iowa abortion providers asked a judge to at least temporarily block the law from going into effect. Peter Im said abortion is time sensitive care and even small delays can be significant for patients. An attorney for the State of Iowa says that ignores the unborn patient. The judge says he’ll try to issue a ruling by Monday (July 17).
