We are reviewing our options in preparation for continuing the fight.” There is no right more sacred than life, and nothing more worthy of our strongest defense than the innocent unborn. Still, without an affirmative decision, there is no justice for the unborn. There is no fundamental right to abortion and any law restricting it should be reviewed on a rational basis standard – a fact acknowledged today by three of the justices. Not only does it disregard Iowa voters who elected representatives willing to stand up for the rights of unborn children, but it has sided with a single judge in a single county who struck down Iowa’s legislation based on principles that now have been flat-out rejected by the U.S. “To say that today’s lack of action by the Iowa Supreme Court is a disappointment is an understatement. Governor Reynolds, Senate Majority Leader Whitver, and Speaker of the House Grassley issued the following statements. “It still takes the power from the woman to decide what do with her body.Today, the Iowa Supreme Court failed to exercise its authority to review the Fetal Heartbeat case, leaving the injunction in place.
“I still think it’s a bad idea,” Democratic state Rep.
It does not include exemptions for rape, incest or fetal anomalies.ĭemocrats remained deeply critical of the proposal. The bill includes an exception to the 20-week ban if the mother’s life is in jeopardy or if she faces substantial or irreversible health risks. The 20-week ban now under consideration in the House is similar to a measure passed by the Iowa Senate. The law was never enacted and the state faced about $491,000 in legal costs, according to an Associated Press report. Supreme Court in 2016 declined to consider the case. The North Dakota ban was appealed, and the U.S.
Supreme Court decision that found states can only outlaw abortions of viable fetuses. The fetal heartbeat bill enacted in North Dakota in 2013 was struck down because it violated a previous U.S. “To run something through here just to end up in court isn’t necessarily the option that I would prefer, but I think that’s a discussion that we’ll have.” “I think anytime we have language that is realistic and doesn’t end up in court, I think that’s the opportunity to save more lives,” GOP Rep. Two other states - North Dakota and Arkansas - have attempted similar measures but were blocked by the courts. Some Republican lawmakers and advocates expressed concern that the heartbeat language would immediately face legal challenges and do little to actually curtail abortions in Iowa. The fetal heartbeat bill, introduced as an amendment late Tuesday just before a committee was scheduled to vote on it, would have effectively ended abortions as early as six weeks into a woman’s pregnancy. "And this is the piece of legislation that we have consensus on." Joel Fry, chairman of the House Human Resources Committee. "We've been working over the course of the last few hours to get consensus within our caucus on an agreement that we can all move forward," said Republican state Rep. DES MOINES, Iowa - Barely 24 hours after introducing legislation that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, Iowa Republicans reversed course Wednesday and instead took steps to advance a less restrictive bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks into a pregnancy.
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