Judge Joseph Seidlin on Monday temporarily blocked Iowa's six-week abortion ban bill.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds takes part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference on Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla.that ceased nearly all abortions in the state for 72 hours. The legislation was signed on Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds after state lawmakers held a special session Tuesday with the "sole purpose" of passing the legislation.
"Today's ruling means Iowans will once again have access to safe and legal abortion, and control over their bodily autonomy as this harmful law makes its way through the courts," Ruth Richardson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States said on a call with press. With the block in place, abortion in the state is once again legal up to 20 weeks, while the challenge brought by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, the Emma Goldman clinic and Planned Parenthood Medical Director Dr. Sarah Traxler moves through the state's court system.
"The court will grant the temporary injunction requested here. In doing so, it recognizes that there are good, honorable and intelligent people - morally, politically and legally - on both sides of this upsetting societal and constitutional dilemma," Judge Seidlin's conclusion read.
"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 in Iowa, requiring an undue burden standard for analysis," Seidlin stated Monday. "Therefore, there also remains an underlying justification for the Petitioners' standing to assert the constitutional rights of women seeking abortions in Iowa.
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