Judge Places Temporary Block On Iowa's New Abortion Ban - Iowa Starting Line

Jul 17, 2023 View Original Article
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    10% Center

  • Reliability

    65% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    52% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"Polls have consistently shown a solid majority of Iowans support the right to abortion."
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-4% Liberal
"The latest shows 61"
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"We are also acutely aware that the relief is only pending further litigation and the future of abortion in Iowa remains tenuous and threatened, said Dr. Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks, medical director of the Emma Goldman Clinic."
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-10% Liberal
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Polls have consistently shown a solid majority of Iowans support the right to abortion.
46% : The latest shows 61% of Iowans think abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
45% : We are also acutely aware that the relief is only pending further litigation and the future of abortion in Iowa remains tenuous and threatened," said Dr. Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks, medical director of the Emma Goldman Clinic.
40% : "The current state of the law in Iowa remains, at least for the time being, that some level of constitutional protection applies to women seeking abortion in Iowa, requiring an undue burden standard of analysis," Seidlin wrote.
26% : Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin granted a temporary injunction on Monday to block enforcement of the new law which banned abortion around six weeks, too early for most to know they're pregnant.

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