Dr Tanya Pradhan, Specialist Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ahalia Hospital, Abu Dhabi, explains: “A ‘no heartbeat’ result at 6 weeks doesn’t always mean something is wrong.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.

A judge is lifting the injunction that has blocked the law since last year, after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in June the law is constitutional.