Iowa Legislature passes major pro-life heartbeat bill which would ban abortions roughly around the sixth week of pregnancy

Republicans who debated the legislation late into the night said they hope their law will face a legal challenge so it can advance to the U.S. Supreme Court. Their goal is to overturn the 1973 landmark case Roe v. Wade, which established that women have a constitutional right to an abortion.

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"The science and technology have significantly advanced since 1973," said the bill’s floor manager, Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Dubuque. "It is time for the Supreme Court to weigh in on the issue of life. It has taken decades for the science to catch up to what many have believed all along: that she’s a baby."

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Yeah, consider that when voting for the hapless Wisconsin state GOP in November.