District Court judge blocks enforcement of Iowa abortion ban days after signed into law

Jul 17, 2023 View Original Article
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    -2% Center

  • Reliability

    35% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    36% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"The law took immediate effect Friday after Seidlin rejected a request from attorneys for Plaed Parenthood of the Heartland and Emma Goldman Clinic of Iowa City to immediately block enforcement."
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-12% Liberal
"District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin granted a request from Iowa abortion providers to halt enforcement of the new restrictions until its constitutionality can be considered by the courts."
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-14% Liberal
"During her remarks, Reynolds called abortion the most important human rights cause of our time.In their own words, the abortion industry stressed the need for a temporary injunction so they could continue with 200 scheduled abortions in the next two weeks, Reynolds said in statement Monday responding to the court order."
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-26% Liberal
"Reynolds signed House File 732 into law Friday afternoon at the Christian conservative The Family Leader's aual conference, which featured remarks from six GOP presidential candidates."
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6% Conservative
"A Polk County District Court judge on Monday blocked enforcement of a new law signed just days earlier by Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds that would ban the vast majority of abortions in the state."
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-24% Liberal
"During her remarks, Reynolds called abortion the most important human rights cause of our time.In their own words, the abortion industry stressed the need for a temporary injunction so they could continue with 200 scheduled abortions in the next two weeks, Reynolds said in statement Monday responding to the court order."
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-18% Liberal
"During her remarks, Reynolds called abortion the most important human rights cause of our time.In their own words, the abortion industry stressed the need for a temporary injunction so they could continue with 200 scheduled abortions in the next two weeks, Reynolds said in statement Monday responding to the court order."
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : The law took immediate effect Friday after Seidlin rejected a request from attorneys for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and Emma Goldman Clinic of Iowa City to immediately block enforcement.
43% : District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin granted a request from Iowa abortion providers to halt enforcement of the new restrictions until its constitutionality can be considered by the courts.
37% : During her remarks, Reynolds called abortion "the most important human rights cause of our time.""In their own words, the abortion industry stressed the need for a temporary injunction so they could continue with 200 scheduled abortions in the next two weeks," Reynolds said in statement Monday responding to the court order.

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