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Republican lawmakers in Iowa released a proposal on Friday for a fetal heartbeat bill that will be debated and voted on in next week’s special legislative session, KCCI 8 News reported.
The bill, SSB 1223, would limit abortion once a fetal heartbeat has been detected, which is around six weeks of pregnancy. The current draft of the bill includes exceptions for medical emergencies, rape, incest, and fetal abnormality.
The measure is similar to a 2018 law that the state Supreme Court declined to reinstate last month, “prompting Republican Gov.
