An Iowa district judge has halted the recently passed six-week abortion ban indefinitely. The ban was passed in a special session called by Governor Kim Reynolds, but it is now on hold due to the judge's ruling.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs into law a bill that will ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy during a visit to the Family Leadership Summit on July 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.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 in Iowa remains, at least for the time being, that some level of constitutional protection applies to women seeking abortion,”
. The order means that, for now, instead of a six-week ban on abortion, residents in the state can obtain an abortion up to 22 weeks of pregnancy.on whether to keep a hold on a six-week “trigger law” ban that went into effect after the Supreme Court overturnedlast year, meant that he had to side with groups challenging the law. The tie at the state’s highest court meant that an injunction by a different district court would remain in place.
“The court believes it must follow current Iowa Supreme Court precedent and preserve the status quo ante while this litigation … moves forward,”
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