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The Iowa Supreme Court upheld an abortion law Friday that bans abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected. Doctors say that is typically at six weeks of pregnancy.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the law in July of 2023. Days later, an Iowa judge temporarily blocked the ban.
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The state appealed that ruling, and asked the Iowa Supreme Court to take up the case. The court heard arguments in April and on Friday released its decision.
"Our holding today — applying rational basis as the constitutional test — undermines the rationale for the district court’s ruling," according to the Supreme Court's decision. "Under the rational basis test, Planned Parenthood cannot show a likelihood of success on the merits of its substantive due process challenge. We thus hold that Planned Parenthood is not entitled to a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the fetal heartbeat statute. We reverse the order granting the temporary injunction and remand the case for the district court to dissolve the temporary injunction and continue with further proceedings."
The law makes an exception for pregnant women who report a rape within 45 days or incest in 140 days.
Iowa Democratic Party officials released a statement attributed to party chair Rita Hart, saying "Republicans went too far with this abortion ban,"
"Today Iowa women have been stripped of reproductive rights that they have maintained for more than 50 years.
"We’ve already seen the effects that these new and extreme abortion bans have on states like Alabama – where IVF is in jeopardy – and in Texas, where women have been forced to miscarry in lobby restrooms because hospitals refused to help them while they’re experiencing medical emergencies.
"It's obvious Kim Reynolds and Iowa Republicans do not trust women to make their own decisions regarding their own medical care or for doctors to use their best judgment while treating their patients."
The Family Leader, a conservative group, posted this reaction on X, formerly known as Twitter:
"HUGE NEWS! A monumental step forward for human rights. The child in her mother's womb, with her own distinct DNA, own #heartbeat, #ShesABaby, and she is endowed by her Creator with an unalienable right to #life!"
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The Iowa Supreme Court upheld an abortion law Friday that bans abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected. Doctors say that is typically at six weeks of pregnancy.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the law in July of 2023. Days later, an Iowa judge temporarily blocked the ban.
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The state appealed that ruling, and asked the Iowa Supreme Court to take up the case. The court heard arguments in April and on Friday released its decision.
"Our holding today — applying rational basis as the constitutional test — undermines the rationale for the district court’s ruling," according to the Supreme Court's decision. "Under the rational basis test, Planned Parenthood cannot show a likelihood of success on the merits of its substantive due process challenge. We thus hold that Planned Parenthood is not entitled to a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the fetal heartbeat statute. We reverse the order granting the temporary injunction and remand the case for the district court to dissolve the temporary injunction and continue with further proceedings."
The law makes an exception for pregnant women who report a rape within 45 days or incest in 140 days.
Iowa Democratic Party officials released a statement attributed to party chair Rita Hart, saying "Republicans went too far with this abortion ban,"
"Today Iowa women have been stripped of reproductive rights that they have maintained for more than 50 years.
"We’ve already seen the effects that these new and extreme abortion bans have on states like Alabama – where IVF is in jeopardy – and in Texas, where women have been forced to miscarry in lobby restrooms because hospitals refused to help them while they’re experiencing medical emergencies.
"It's obvious Kim Reynolds and Iowa Republicans do not trust women to make their own decisions regarding their own medical care or for doctors to use their best judgment while treating their patients."
The Family Leader, a conservative group, posted this reaction on X, formerly known as Twitter:
"HUGE NEWS! A monumental step forward for human rights. The child in her mother's womb, with her own distinct DNA, own #heartbeat, #ShesABaby, and she is endowed by her Creator with an unalienable right to #life!"
Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
The law bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected
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