Iowa Supreme Court: Abortion not protected by state constitution
BPC Staff Jun 17, 2022 | 3:55 pm
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75 wordsAll Latest News, Government Policy and Law, Statewide NewsAssociated Press: The Iowa Supreme Court today cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or even ban abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the court just four years ago that guaranteed the right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution. The court, now composed almost entirely of Republican appointees, concluded that a less conservative court wrongly decided that abortion is among the fundamental privacy rights guaranteed by the Iowa Constitution and federal law.