Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now, after a judge blocks new restrictions
- The Iowa high court rejected a law that would have banned most abortions, maintaining the legal status of abortion in the state.
- A judge temporarily blocked the state's new six-week abortion ban, allowing abortions up to 20 weeks of pregnancy to be legal again.
- The legal challenge against the abortion ban will continue in court, while the ban remains on hold.
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Iowa Judge Temporarily Blocks State's Newly Signed Heartbeat Abortion Ban - The Michigan Star
Unborn babies up to 20 weeks gestation are once again able to be aborted in Iowa after a judge temporarily blocked the state’s new Heartbeat Protection Act which Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed into law on Friday. As the measure was signed into law, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Planned Parenthood North Central States, and the Emma Goldman Clinic filed a legal challenge against its enforcement. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America’s Weste…
Legal for now? Iowa judge temporarily blocks governor’s abortion ban.
Days after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a state judge has blocked the measure. This means that abortion, until 20 weeks, will be legal while the courts assess the law’s constitutionality.
Iowa Judge Blocks Newly Passed 6-Week Abortion Ban
A district judge in Iowa has placed an indefinite hold on a recently passed statewide ban on abortion at six weeks, which had passed last week after a special session was convened by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds. Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin issued his ruling on Monday, putting an injunction on the law while a lawsuit challenging it runs its course. “The current state of the law... Source
Judge blocks Iowa law banning abortions after detectable fetal heartbeat
An Iowa judge granted abortion proponents’ request to temporarily block legislation prohibiting abortions in the state after the unborn child’s heartbeat becomes detectable just a few days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed it into law. #KimReynolds #Iowa #heartbeatbill #abortionban #prolife
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