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Iowa governor’s lawyer pushes for 6-week abortion ban

FILE - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a rally in Des Moines, Iowa., on March 9, 2022. On Friday, Oct. 28, lawyers for Reynolds argued that an Iowa judge should allow a law passed in 2018 that bans most abortions to take effect, three years after the measure was ruled unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa Legal Director Rita Bettis Austen speaks during a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa, May 15, 2018. On Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, lawyers for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds argued that an Iowa judge should allow a law passed in 2018 that bans most abortions to take effect, three years after the measure was ruled unconstitutional. Bettis Austen, a lawyer with ACLU, countered that there is no precedent or legal support in Iowa for a judge to reverse a final judgment entered three years ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Iowa governor’s lawyer pushes for 6-week abortion ban