The ban on abortion on fetal heart rate of Iowa is deemed unconstitutional

Iowa's law on "Fetal Heartbeat", the most restrictive prohibition on abortion in the United States, was declared unconstitutional on Tuesday because it violates the constitution of the state of Iowa, ruled a state judge.

May 2018, banning the procedure after detection of a fetal heartbeat, often at six weeks and before the woman realizes she is pregnant.

In the decision, published online, Judge Michael Huppert wrote: "It is indisputable that the activity is detectable well before the fetus becomes viable.

A viable fetus outside the uterus, usually at 24 weeks, is widely regarded as the threshold in the United States to prohibit abortion.

This decision is a victory for proponents of the right to abortion, but abortion opponents have vowed to fight in the courts of Iowa, the United States. Monks Register and other media reported.

Wade, a landmark ruling by the United States Supreme Court in 1973, that women had a constitutional right to an abortion, told Reuters activists on both sides of the issue.

Senator Janet Petersen of Des Moines, Leader of the Democrats in the Iowa Senate, praised this decision.

"The extreme law should have been overturned because it limited the freedom of Iowa women and girls to take care of their children. for their bodies, and that forced motherhood, "she told the registry. "The governor and legislative republicans must stop attacking women's health care."

Proponents of the law were waiting for a long court battle.

The United States Supreme Court, which became more conservative under President Donald Trump.

When promulgating the law on Iowa, Republican state Senator Rick Bertand of Sioux City told Reuters: "We have created an opportunity to test Roe v. Wade – 100 percent. "