A state district court in Iowa has struck down the nation’s most restrictive ban on abortions. The Iowa law banned abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected—something that typically happens just six weeks into a pregnancy and before many women even realize they’re pregnant. The law was widely seen as an attempt to challenge the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling at the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, lawmakers in New York state have approved a long-delayed bill protecting a woman’s right to an abortion if Roe is overturned, and eliminating abortions from New York’s criminal code.