Iowa Supreme Court Issues Rare 3–3 Decision, Declines to Reinstate Abortion Law

Iowa Supreme Court Issues Rare 3–3 Decision, Declines to Reinstate Abortion Law
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks at a campaign event for Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) at Dahl Auto Museum as part of Ernst's RV tour of Iowa, in Davenport, on Oct. 31, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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The Iowa Supreme Court, in a 3–3 decision, declined to reinstate a six-week ban on abortions that was backed by the state’s governor.

A 2019 district court nullified the state’s previous six-week ban on the procedure, with a Polk County District Court judge ruling that the ban was unconstitutional based on state and federal law. The case was taken up last year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending federal protection of the procedure.

Jack Phillips
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