Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on Monday signed a bill into law that requires a person to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion in …
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on Monday signed a bill into law that requires a person to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion in the state.
“I am proud to stand up for the sanctity of every human life,” Reynolds said in a statement to The Associated Press. “I applaud the Iowa lawmakers who had the courage to stand strong and take action to protect the unborn child.”
The governor signed the bill roughly a week it passed the state legislature and Planned Parenthood and the ACLU of Iowa filed a lawsuit in state court to block the measure from going into effect on Wednesday. The groups argue the legislation could delay access to an abortion by weeks and is similar to one Iowa Supreme Court struck down two years ago
The bill would require people seeking an abortion to make an additional clinic appointment at least 24 hours before their procedure.
