Rep. Shannon Lundgren R-Peosta speaks in the Iowa House Tuesday
Measures like Senate File 359 have been struck down in recent years by courts in North Dakota and Arkansas. Rick Bertrand, a Republican from Sioux City, said during the floor debate. The bill is considered to be one of the most restrictive [press release] in the nation because it shortens the time frame of a legal abortion as well as criminalizes the use of fetal tissue for medical procedures.
Democrats also said because the bill doesn't specify civil and criminal immunity for doctors who violate the law, it could open up doctors to criminal prosecution for performing abortions. The legislation would effectively ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, with exemptions for cases of rape and incest. Conservatives said it's an opportunity to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that created a constitutional right to abortion.
The governor has not given any indication on when she might sign this bill into law. "We are becoming ground zero, and a starting line, when it comes to the life movement", said Sen.
"Governor Reynolds is solidly pro-life and will never stop fighting to protect the unborn, however, she doesn't comment on any bill until seeing it in its final form", Reynolds' communications director Brenna Smith told BuzzFeed News in an email Wednesday.
Rep. Vicki Lensing spoke during the House floor debate, stating that "How dare we think that the privacy and decisions of a woman and her medical choices are up to us to determine?" and went on to further say, "I am personally offended by this bill that seems to second-guess a woman's ability to make an unintended and hard decision". Last year, Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill banning nearly all abortions in Iowa after 20 weeks.
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The bill, which would only go into effect if a court upholds Mississippi's similar ban, now heads to the full House for consideration.
Lawmakers know the legislation will end up in court. "These women can afford the plane ticket or auto fuel and possible hotel stays they need to accommodate an out-of-state abortion".
Rep. Mary Wolfe, a Democrat from Clinton, said that "absolutely nothing" would stop a "desperate" woman from lying to a physician, who can not investigate whether a pregnancy is the result of incest and can not report it to law enforcement.
"A baby has become something we can throw away". A woman would have to report a rape within 45 days to law enforcement or a physician to qualify for an exemption to the abortion ban. Sandy Salmon (R.) said.
"We think it is a real win for the prolife community and for the state of Iowa, Executive Director of Iowans for Life Maggie DeWitte said".
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