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Relating to abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat
Sponsored by Rep. Austin Baeth (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Heather Matson (D), Rep. Josh Turek (D), Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D)
Topics:Reproductive rights
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 16, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa would stop banning doctors from performing abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. This change removes the current laws that prohibit those medical procedures.1
Read the official explanation
This bill repeals Code chapters 146C and 146E, relating to the prohibition on the performance of an abortion by a physician after the detection through prescribed testing of a fetal heartbeat.
Lobbying
3 for · 6 against · 0 undecided · Who →