Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc, et al. v. Kim Reynolds, et al.
The Iowa Supreme Court held that abortion is not a fundamental right under the state constitution and is only subject to rational basis review. The court reversed a lower court injunction halting the state’s “fetal heartbeat” law.
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Issues on the dockets include voting rights, abortion rights, and separation of powers.