Iowa Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Expected Today
June 17, 2022 5:37AM CDT
DES MOINES, IA (Radio Iowa) The Iowa Supreme Court is expected to release a key decision on abortion today (Friday).
The ruling involves the 24-hour abortion waiting period passed in 2020 and struck down by a lower court last year based on a 2018 State Supreme Court opinion that said Iowa’s Constitution guarantees the right to an abortion. That effectively keeps the Legislature from enacting any restrictions on abortion. Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has asked the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn that 2018 ruling. Reynolds has appointed a majority of the justices on the High Court since the 2018 opinion.