Iowa House passes 18-week abortion ban
[JURIST] The Iowa House of Representatives [official website] on Wednesday voted 54 – 37 [Des Moines Reporter] in favor of a bill [HF-1736 text, PDF] that would effectively ban abortions [JURIST news archive] after 18 weeks of pregnancy, making it the most restrictive abortion law in the country. The Iowa House passed a late-term abortion ban in April [JURIST report], but the Senate decided not to vote on the bill by a slim margin of 26 – 23 [Senate Journal…