AdvertisementCurrently, 14 states have near-total bans at all stages of pregnancy and three ban abortions at about six weeks. The Iowa Supreme Court’s majority reiterated on Friday that there is no constitutional right to abortion. “I’m glad that the Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the will of the people of Iowa,” she said. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, FileAdvertisementThe ruling previews the ending of a yearslong legal battle over abortion restrictions in Iowa that escalated in 2022 when the Iowa Supreme Court and then the U.S. Supreme Court both overturned decisions establishing a constitutional right to abortion. The Iowa law passed with exclusively Republican support in an one-day special session last July.

Source: Huffington Post June 29, 2024 02:24 UTC