Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds made it official today, signing the heartbeat law to protect babies from abortions.
After the Iowa legislature passed the heartbeat bill to protect babies from abortions, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds celebrated the pro-life measure and announced she will sign the bill into law on Friday.
The governor's call for the special session to pass the heartbeat law came after the Iowa Supreme Court, on a narrow 3-3 decision, struck down a similiar law the legislature passed before the Dobbs case that would protect the lives of unborn babies who have a detectable heartbeat.
If the Iowa Supreme Court upholds the legislation, Iowa would become the 17th state to protect babies either starting at conception or when their heartbeat can be detected at 6 weeks.
"Thank you Governor Reynolds for calling this special session and for our pro-life legislature for acting quickly. We have been waiting since 2018 when our first heartbeat bill was signed into law for Iowa to move forward in protecting the most vulnerable of our society."
Reynolds' office challenged a 2019 Iowa Supreme Court ruling that blocked the law, which protects unborn babies by prohibiting most abortions once an unborn baby's heartbeat is detectable, about six weeks of pregnancy.
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Chris Schandevel confirmed that the ruling means Iowa can pass a new heartbeat law protecting babies that might be upheld.
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