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February 19, 2019

Iowa Will Not Appeal Ruling on "Fetal Heartbeat" Law
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In Iowa, Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has said she will not appeal a
court's ruling last month blocking a highly restrictive so-called fetal
heartbeat law. The Iowa law would have banned abortions once a fetal
heartbeat can be detected-something that typically happens just six
weeks into a pregnancy and before many women even realize they're
pregnant. The law was widely seen as an attempt to challenge the
landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling at the Supreme Court.


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