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Abortion rights advocates held a rally in the rotunda and far outnumbered abortion restriction advocates during a long and loud day at the Iowa Capitol.

The bill, House File 732, was passed out of both chambers by 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, about 15 hours after the special session began. Lawmakers voted mostly along party lines to ban abortions after cardiac activity is detected in an embryo or fetus, with some exceptions.

The Iowa Legislature is meeting today in Des Moines for a special session to consider passage of a bill that would restrict abortion in the state. The Gazette is providing live coverage of debate, committee meetings, demonstrations and other activity at the state capitol.

The Iowa Capitol will be ground zero for state abortion policy debate. Advocates on both sides of the issue plan to fill the Capitol in Des Moines as lawmakers consider legislation to severely restrict abortion access in the state.

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Iowa Republicans will consider a similar bill to that so-called “fetal heartbeat” bill that passed in 2018 but was blocked by the courts. The new bill, which was introduced on Friday, would ban abortions after cardiac activity is detected in a fetus, with some exceptions.

Advocates call on supporters to contact legislators before Tuesday’s special legislative session

Statehouse Republicans appear poised to once again pass a law that would ban abortions once a fetus’ heartbeat can be detected.

At the beginning of the month, I was at a CNN presidential town hall featuring former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley …

While an Iowa Supreme Court decision this month means abortion remains legal in Iowa until roughly 20 weeks of pregnancy, lawmakers and activists on both sides of the issue are gearing up for another protracted battle.

Anti-abortion activists gathered at the Capitol in Des Moines Saturday for the annual March For Life, marking one year since the U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down federal abortion protections and allowed states to restrict or outlaw abortion.

Also, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embarks on a 2-week trade mission to Italy, Kosovo and Israel.

DES MOINES — An anti-abortion leader is calling for the resignation or removal of three Iowa Supreme Court justices who voted against

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