Iowa legal leaders react to Iowa Supreme Court Decision on Abortion

A divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled 4-3 June 28, 2024 to remove an injunction blocking enforcement of a strict abortion restriction. The ruling clears the way for an Iowa law to take effect that bans abortions after doctors detect cardiac activity in an embryo or fetus, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
For now, abortion remains legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks as the case gets sent back to the lower court to dissolve the temporary injunction while the lawsuit challenging the ban proceeds.
The decision is the result of a yearslong legal battle and makes Iowa the latest state to significantly restrict the procedure after the federal right to an abortion was overturned.
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