Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Iowa Supreme Court’s Upholding of Republican’s Extreme 6-week Abortion Ban
DES MOINES — IDP Chair Rita Hart made the following statement upon the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Kim Reynold’s six-week abortion ban:
“Today Iowa women have been stripped of reproductive rights that they have maintained for more than 50 years.
We’ve already seen the effects that these new and extreme abortion bans have on states like Alabama – where IVF is in jeopardy – and in Texas, where women have been forced to miscarry in lobby restrooms because hospitals refused to help them while they’re experiencing medical emergencies.
It’s obvious Kim Reynolds and Iowa Republicans do not trust women to make their own decisions regarding their own medical care or for doctors to use their best judgment while treating their patients. Republicans went too far with this abortion ban, and Iowa voters will hold them accountable this November,” said IDP Chair Rita Hart.
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