A Polk County judge has temporarily blocked Iowa's "fetal heartbeat" law as a court challenge plays out, meaning abortion is again legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. Gov. kimreynoldsia signed the "fetal heartbeat" law at about 2:45 p.m. Friday at the.familyleader's Family Leadership Summit, a gathering of conservative Christians where half a dozen Republican presidential contenders also took the stage. It took effect immediately, banning nearly all abortions after doctors detect cardiac activity in the embryo. That can occur about six weeks into a pregnancy, before most women know they are pregnant. #Iowa #IALegis #IAGov #IApolitics #Abortion