Iowa House passes measure to ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks: Pro-life supporters are praising the Iowa House of Representatives on passing legislation that bans almost all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
By a vote of 55-41, the ban passed the House Apri...
MGB:_20 weeks should be the time when sedation for the fetus is required, not a point where the procedure itself should be banned. Hardly any one performs an abortion that late just because they feel like it. There is usually a medical reason and the fetus would not survive. Iowa, indeed no state, has the consitutional authority to declare fetal personhood before viablility. Only Congress can do that and the GOP does not have the votes (nor does it want to, as a compromise ends the ability of the GOP to politick this issue).
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