Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) has called for a special session for Iowa lawmakers to enact stricter abortion laws in response to the state Supreme Court striking down the state's six-week abortion ban last month.
The Republican-dominant Iowa legislature will meet on July 11, Reynolds announced in a press release on Wednesday. The session will meet with the"sole purpose of enacting legislation that addresses abortion and protects unborn lives.""Iowans have elected representatives willing to stand up for the rights of the unborn and, in doing so, they have voted strongly in support of pro-life principles and against the arbitrary destruction of innocent, defenseless lives,” Reynolds said.
In 2022, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled there is no fundamental right to abortion in the state's constitution in a case involving waiting periods for abortion services. That decision, coupled with the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court last June, prompted Reynolds to send her six-week ban to the state's high court for review.
Now, lawmakers will gather in Des Moines to discuss a new abortion ban. With a GOP majority in both the House and Senate, it is likely a more restrictive ban could be on the table.
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