The legal challenge of Iowa’s new law that effectively bans nearly all abortions in the state is starting in Polk County District Court. Whichever way the DISTRICT court rules, Rita Bettis of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa acknowledges the lawsuit will be challenged to the Iowa Supreme Court.

 

The lawsuit’s claims are focused on the Iowa Constitution. That’s a tactical move to try to avoid having this case heard in federal courts, where it might wind up as a test case to overturn Roe v Wade. Suzanna de Baca is president and C-E-O of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland.

 

Governor Kim Reynolds, who signed the abortion ban on May 4th, said at the time she would not “back down” from a legal challenge. Reynolds has pledged to do everything in her power “to protect innocent life.”