AFTER A 15 HOUR SPECIAL SESSION TUESDAY, THE IOWA LEGISLATURE PASSED THE HEARTBEAT BILL TO LIMIT WHEN AN ABORTION COULD BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE.
THE IOWA HOUSE PASSED H-F 732 SHORTLY AFTER 9 P.M. BY A VOTE OF 56-34.
THE BILL RESTRICTS ABORTION AFTER A FETAL HEARTBEAT IS DETECTED BY AN ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND UNLESS THERE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR THE PREGNANCY IS FROM RAPE OR INCEST.
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE SHANNON LUNDGREN OF PEOSTA LED THE BILL THROUGH THE IOWA HOUSE AS SHE DID IN 2018:
HEARTBEAT8 OC…….THERE IS LIFE. :12
THE STATE SENATE PASSED THE MEASURE AROUND 11 P.M. BY A 32-17 VOTE.
SENATOR MOLLY DONAHUE, A DEMOCRAT FROM CEDAR RAPIDS, SAYS THE BILL WILL FORCE WOMEN TO MAKE DIFFICULT CHOICES.
HEARTBEAT9 OC……..AN UNSAFE WAY. :11
GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS PLANS TO SIGN THE BILL ON FRIDAY.
updated 11:30 a.m. 7/12/23
