Iowa abortion ban draws challenge

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa's new ban on most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy was challenged in court on Wednesday, launching what will likely be a lengthy and emotional legal battle just hours after the Legislature approved it in a late-night vote. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds says she'll sign the bill into law on Friday. It would take effect immediately. The bill was passed with exclusively Republican support in a rare, one-day legislative session lasting more than 14 hours. There were vocal -- and sometimes tense -- objections...