{"id":1965657,"date":"2023-07-06T14:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T18:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-gov-calls-special-election-to-protect-unborn-babies\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T14:11:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T18:11:24","slug":"iowa-gov-calls-special-election-to-protect-unborn-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-gov-calls-special-election-to-protect-unborn-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Governor orders special election to safeguard unborn babies."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fiowa-gov-calls-special-election-to-protect-unborn-babies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1965657&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SIOUX CITY, IA \u2013 NOVEMBER 03: Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA) joins former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign event at Sioux Gateway Airport on November 3, 2022 in Sioux City, Iowa.  (Photo by Stephen Maturen\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah Herring<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>10:58 AM \u2013 Thursday, July 6, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Iowa Republican Governor Kim Reynolds called for a special session on Wednesday in order to pass legislation that protects unborn lives.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Following a Supreme Court ruling that was split on a six-week abortion ban she proposed back in 2018, Reynolds made the announcement that she will convene the General Assembly of Iowa on Tuesday, July 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 2023, at 8:30 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/breaking?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#breaking<\/a>: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is calling lawmakers back to Des Moines for a special session on Tuesday, July 11 to pass new abortion restrictions after a deadlocked Iowa Supreme Court declined to lift an injunction on a 6-week abortion ban signed into law in 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ialegis?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ialegis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MfnWysrMBf\">pic.twitter.com\/MfnWysrMBf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Barton (@tjbarton83) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjbarton83\/status\/1676679035928326144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Reynolds criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-gov-calls-special-election-to-protect-unborn-babies\/\" title=\"Iowa Governor orders special election to safeguard unborn babies.\">courts split decision allowing abortion<\/a> to continue to be legal up to the 20<sup>th<\/sup> week of pregnancy rather than the sixth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis lack of action disregards the will of Iowa voters and lawmakers who will not rest until the unborn are protected by law,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reynolds suggested during the session that she and the GOP-controlled legislation were likely to enact harsher abortion restrictions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIowans have elected representatives willing to stand up for the rights of the unborn and, in doing so, they have voted strongly in support of pro-life principles and against the arbitrary destruction of innocent, defenseless lives,\u201d stated Governor Reynolds in a press release.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is unclear what type of law Republicans will pursue during the special session. It has been speculated that some lawmakers want to match the 2018 law which bans abortion after around six weeks, while others may want to pass legislation that bans it altogether.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI believe the pro-life movement is the most important human rights cause of our time. Not only will I continue to fight against the inhumanity of abortion, but I will also remain committed to supporting women in planning for motherhood, promoting fatherhood and parenting, and continuing policies that encourage strong families,\u201d Reynolds said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the most essential building blocks of our society, and they are what will keep the foundation of our state and country strong for generations to come.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Iowa Democrats have strongly opposed these new restrictions and claim that they will fight any new restrictions passed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst (D-Iowa) said that Reynolds\u2019 special session is \u201call politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cEveryone deserves the right to make their own health care decisions, especially when it comes to reproductive care and abortion. Politicians and judges have no place interfering in someone else\u2019s decisions about when to start a family,\u201d Konfrst said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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