Iowa’s state legislature met in a special session on Tuesday, resulting in the passing of a bill that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

The bill, known as House File 732, passed with a 32-17 vote in the Senate and a 56-34 vote in the House following more than 14 hours of deliberation. Legislators in favor included District 92 Representative Heather Hora and District 46 Senator Dawn Driscoll. Driscoll served on the subcommittee for Senate Study Bill 1223, a similar version of the bill.

According to language in the bill, an abortion would be prohibited if a fetal heartbeat is detected after six weeks. Exceptions to this include pregnancies resulting from rape and incest, miscarriages, pregnancies that threaten the health of the mother, or fetal abnormalities determined to be incompatible with life by reasonable medical judgement. Pregnancies resulting from rape would need to be reported withing 45 days of the incident, and those resulting from incest within 140 days of the incident.

Current Iowa law allows abortions up to 20 weeks following conception. While the bill is scheduled to be signed by Governor Kim Reynolds on Friday, legal challenges are expected. To read the bill in its entirety, click here.