How the Iowa anti-abortion bill eyes Roe v Wade – and the supreme court

Activists helped legislators pass a law banning abortion after fetal heartbeat is detected – and hope to challenge a landmark ruling Inside the Family Leader’s office near Des Moines, Iowa, photographs of Republican presidential contenders past grace the walls. Housing secretary Ben Carson, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, Texas senator Ted Cruz all stand frozen onstage, informing visitors of the Family Leader’s influence. Alongside them is the group’s president, Bob Vander Plaats, a member of a coalition of abortion foes who worked in Iowa to pass one of the industrialized world’s most restrictive bans on abortion. In one portrait, Donald Trump’s face looms over Vander Plaats speaking to a congregation, heads bowed. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/22/iowa-anti-abortion-heartbeat-bill-passed-roe-v-wade #Headlines by: Jessica Glenza in Des Moines, Iowa

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