Iowa Passes Six-Week Abortion Ban, Faces Immediate Legal Challenge

Iowa's Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
The law prohibits abortion once fetal cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks, with limited exceptions.
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds plans to sign the bill into law on Friday.
Reproductive rights groups immediately filed a lawsuit seeking to block the law.
If enacted, the six-week ban would give Iowa one of the strictest abortion laws in the country.