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Iowa top court rejects right to abortion, revives waiting period law

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The 5-2 ruling by the Supreme Court of Iowa overturned a lower court one blocking the law, which had been challenged by a Planned Parenthood affiliate. It comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected in coming weeks to issue a major ruling that could dramatically curtail abortion rights at the…

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  1. KAAL Rochester

    Iowa Supreme Court: Abortion not fundamental right in state (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Friday's ruling comes amid expectations that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

  2. Duluth News Tribune

    Iowa top court rejects right to abortion, revives waiting period law (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    The 5-2 ruling by the Supreme Court of Iowa overturned a lower court one blocking the law, which had been challenged by a Planned Parenthood affiliate. It comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected in coming weeks to issue a major ruling that could dramatically curtail abortion rights at the…

  3. Talking Points Memo

    Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Its Own Recent Decision To Declare State Constitution Doesn’t Protect Right To Abortion (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld a waiting period for abortions virtually identical to one it knocked down four years ago, abruptly reversing its 2018 finding that Iowans have a fundamental right to abortion under the state constitution.

  4. Forbes

    Iowa Can Now Ban Abortion As State Court Strikes Down Right To Procedure (opens Forbes)

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    Iowa was previously one of six states where state supreme courts had upheld abortion rights, keeping lawmakers from banning it.

  5. Truthout

    Iowa High Court Reverses Its Own 2018 Ruling Recognizing Right to Abortion (opens Truthout)

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    Four justices on the court have been appointed by anti-abortion Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds over the past five years.

  6. KTVU San Francisco

    Iowa Supreme Court: Abortion not protected by state constitution (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday 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.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Iowa Supreme Court clears path for state abortion ban (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The court, now comprised almost entirely of conservatives, reverses a decision by the same body just four years earlier.

  8. RedState

    Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Strikes Constitutional Protection For Abortion (opens RedState)

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    As the federal Supreme Court gears up for Roe, Iowa pre-games

  9. Tucson

    Iowa court: Abortion not protected by state constitution (opens Tucson)

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    The Iowa Supreme Court has made it easier for lawmakers to limit or outlaw abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the court just four years ago that guaranteed

  10. NBC News

    Iowa Supreme Court says abortion not protected by state constitution (opens NBC News)

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    The decision clears the way for Iowa lawmakers to severely limit or ban abortion in the state.

  11. Florida Phoenix

    Iowa Supreme Court erases state constitutional right to abortion (opens Florida Phoenix)

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    The Iowa Supreme Court found there is no state constitutional right to an abortion, reversing a previous decision in a ruling Friday. The decision leaves Iowa open to an abortion ban or heightened restrictions if the U.S.

  12. CBS News

    Iowa Supreme Court rules abortion is not protected by state constitution (opens CBS News)

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    Governor Kim Reynolds called the decision "a significant victory" on Friday.

  13. KVIA El Paso

    Iowa Supreme Court rules state constitution does not protect right to abortion (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state constitution does not protect the right to an abortion, clearing the way for the state’s Republican legislative majority to potentially enact stricter abortion measures.

  14. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Abortion-right guarantee rejected by Iowa justices (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or 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.

  15. Gopusa

    Iowa Supreme court overturns state constitutional right to abortion (opens Gopusa)

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    Iowa's Supreme Court Friday ruled there is no state constitutional right to an abortion. The decision reverses a 2018 state Supreme Court decision that affirmed a state constitutional right to abortion.

  16. Townhall

    Iowa Supreme Court Rejects Fundamental Right to Abortion (opens Townhall)

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    The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s constitution does not include a fundamental right to abortion. The ruling was a reversal from a decision in 2018 that said

  17. The Christian Post

    Iowa Supreme Court: No right to abortion in state constitution (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that there is no right to an abortion in the state constitution, which reversed an earlier ruling by the state s highest court a few years earlier

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