Iowa Judge Temporarily Halts New Abortion Ban, Restoring Legal Access
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A district judge in Iowa has temporarily suspended a new abortion ban that prohibits the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy. The judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood, stating that they were likely to succeed in their case against the ban. This means that abortion in Iowa is once again legal up to around 22 weeks of pregnancy, pending further litigation. The ban, signed into law by Iowa's Republican governor, is the latest development in the state's ongoing struggle to restrict abortion.
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