The Latest Breaking News from Kim Reynolds

Abortion providers filed suit after state legislature’s recent special session in which restriction was passed with governor’s blessing

When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds seized the spotlight from a half dozen Republican presidential contenders on Friday by signing a restrictive abortion measure into law at an event meant to showcase the candidates, she embraced her front-and-center role in the 2024 presidential election

An Iowa judge will consider a request to postpone the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just as Gov. Kim Reynolds is scheduled to sign the measure into law

The poll found 64% of U.S. adults believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

A legal challenge has been filed to block Iowa’s new legislation banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy

Reproductive rights groups are already planning to challenge the ban in court

Legislation latest in raft of state anti-abortion laws since Roe v Wade was overturned. Plus, Trump not entitled to immunity

It will prohibit almost all abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, which is usually before many women know they are pregnant

Republican governor Kim Reynolds plans to sign the bill into law on Friday, her office says