The Iowa Supreme Court deadlocked on whether the state’s six-week abortion ban should be revived after a push by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
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Abortions will remain legal in Iowa until the 20-week mark after the state’s supreme court issued a deadlocked 3-3 decision Friday on whether Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds could reinstate a six-week abortion ban passed in 2018 but struck down by the courts.Key Facts
The law that would have banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy in Iowa will remain permanently blocked after the court failed to reach a majority consensus on overturning a district court judge’s initial ruling.
