Statewide Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds says the U.S. Supreme Court is on the brink of overturning Roe v Wade, the ruling that legalized abortion but she says banning the procedure in Iowa requires a complex set of moves.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling this summer on a Mississippi law that bars abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Reynolds cautions Iowa cannot adopt a similar law here under current conditions. Reynolds has appointed a majority of the Iowa Supreme Court’s justices. She’s asking the court to overturn a 2018 ruling that said women have a right to an abortion under IOWA’s constitution. Reynolds also is backing a proposed constitutional amendment that says the state’s constitution does not guarantee abortion rights.
Reynolds made her comments during a rally in the statehouse rotunda. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa says there’s a long fight ahead to keep abortion rights in Iowa. The group says if Reynolds is reelected in November, there is a very real possibility abortion will be outlawed in a few short years.
