Iowa religious freedom bill signed into law
Gov. Kim Reynolds gives the Condition of the State address to members of the Iowa Legislature inside the House Chamber, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at the Iowa State Capitol, in Des Moines. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP)
(ABC 6 News) – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a “religious freedom” bill into law.
Democrats say Senate File 2095 would allow people to discriminate against people, adding that culture-war policies are hurting Iowa.
But Republicans argue it will better protect people’s religious freedom, something they say the courts have been eaten away at for years.
— RELATED: Iowa House of Representatives passes religious freedom bill —
Thirty years ago, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed almost unanimously at the federal level. Since then, religious rights have increasingly come under attack
The Office of Governor Kim Reynolds
The law takes effect immediately.