Iowa Supreme Court Deadlocks, Abortion Remains Legal Up to 20 Weeks

The Iowa Supreme Court issued a split decision, upholding a lower court ruling blocking the state’s six-week abortion ban.
Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds had appealed to revive the 2018 “fetal heartbeat” law banning abortions around six weeks of pregnancy.
The law remains blocked, allowing abortions to remain legal until about 20 weeks of pregnancy in Iowa.
The decision prevents Iowa from joining other states that have banned abortions after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
While a disappointment to conservatives, abortion rights groups call it an “enormous win” for reproductive rights in Iowa.