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	Podcast:		River to River
	Episode:		Iowa Lawmakers Discuss Fetal Heartbeat Law in Wake of Legal Challenge
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:46:29
	Publish Date:		2018-06-12 16:49:41
	Description:		A new Iowa law banning physicians from performing most abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected is being called the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation. On this edition of River to River , Ben Kieffer discusses the law with three state lawmakers who each have very different views, including a Democrat against the change, a Republican who voted for it, and a Republican who was one of six in his party who felt he couldn’t support the law. “The more I studied the bill, the more I felt it went just a little too far,” says Rep. Lee Hein (R), of Monticello. “I firmly believe that life begins at conception, but I also believe that it is a moral, a religious, and most of all, a family decision; and I believe that government should stay out of that decision making process.” IPR reporter Katarina Sostaric, Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R) of Peosta, and Rep. Amy Nielsen (D) of North Liberty, also join the conversation. “We’re a pro-life district here in rural Dubuque County,” says Lundgren
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