New restrictions banning most abortions in Iowa will take effect Monday, July 29. District Court Judge Jeffrey Farrell issued an order dissolving an injunction that has blocked the new restrictions from going into place.
The ban on abortions once cardiac activity can be detected — typically around 6 weeks of pregnancy — likely will go into effect later this week
The new abortion restrictions include exceptions for rape, incest and the mother’s health, but doctors say the law’s language is inadequate and forces them to make legal instead of medical determinations
The Iowa Supreme Court must rule on plaintiffs’ request for a rehearing, and if that is rejected, a district court judge indicated he will provide multiple days’ notice before lifting the injunction and allowing the new abortion law to go into effect
Health care and abortion providers in Iowa are preparing for a drastic shift in the scope of reproductive care permitted in the state. An Iowa law banning most abortions could take effect as early as Friday.
In the meantime, ACLU of Iowa makes a last-ditch legal request for the Iowa Supreme Court to rehear the case.
The Republican National Committee’s platform committee is adopting a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump’s position — opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to the states. It is the first time a national abortion ban has been omitted in 40 years.
On the podcast this week, severe flooding in Western Iowa, a carbon capture pipeline gets approval from Iowa regulators, and the Iowa Supreme Court ruling on abortion.
Abortion is legal in Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later, while Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota have abortion bans similar to Iowa’s.
The legal path to Friday’s state Supreme Court ruling started in 2017.
Abortions in Iowa would be illegal once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo or fetus after the Iowa Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for a 2023 state law to take effect.
It reverses the court's earlier order that had allowed an Idaho abortion ban to go into effect, even in medical emergencies.
While abortion rights supporters raised concerns, abortion opponents praised the ruling and the new restrictions on abortion that have come in its wake.
Iowa’s Supreme Court is set to issue its decision Friday on whether or not to allow a strict abortion restriction to take effect, potentially delivering a dramatic shake-up to Iowa’s abortion laws.
Also, Delhi Republican running as an independent for Congress.
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