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Iowa Republicans Ram Through Six-Week Abortion Ban In One-Day Special Session (talkingpointsmemo.com)

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Iowa Republicans, following Gov. Kim Reynolds’ (R) lead, passed a six-week abortion ban late Tuesday night after completing the entire legislative process in a one-day special session.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pregnancy is counted from the first day of her last period. Most women find out they’re pregnant at 5-6 weeks. This is essentially a total ban on abortion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

And many don't find out until later. 5-6 weeks is just the earliest that one is likely to find out. So many women have irregular cycles that it's completely possible to go 8 weeks or even more without having any idea that you're pregnant.