Judge temporarily blocks Iowa's six-week abortion ban - UPI.com

Jul 17, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    6% Center

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    18% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    26% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"Less than 12 hours after Iowa lawmakers passed the ban, pro-choice advocates, including Iowa's American Civil Liberties Union and Plaed Parenthood of the Heartland, sued to block the law from going into effect."
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"The ruling comes three days after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Iowa's new abortion ban into law Friday, and after pro-choice advocates filed a court challenge."
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-16% Liberal
"The abortion industry's attempt to thwart the will of Iowans and the voices of their elected representatives continues today, Reynolds said in a statement."
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-6% Liberal
"Reynolds vowed Monday to appeal the ruling."
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-12% Liberal
"The ruling comes three days after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Iowa's new abortion ban into law Friday, and after pro-choice advocates filed a court challenge."
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-8% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Less than 12 hours after Iowa lawmakers passed the ban, pro-choice advocates, including Iowa's American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, sued to block the law from going into effect.
42% : The ruling comes three days after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Iowa's new abortion ban into law Friday, and after pro-choice advocates filed a court challenge.

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