IOWA GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS SAYS THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT A HISTORIC WRONG AS IT CONSIDERS A CASE THAT COULD LEAD TO OVERTURNING THE COURT’S 1973 RULING THAT LEGALIZED ABORTION.
ROE4 OC………ITS FATAL MISTAKE.” :07
THE CASE REVOLVES AROUND A MISSISSIPPI LAW THAT BANS ABORTIONS AFTER THE 15TH WEEK OF A PREGNANCY.
REYNOLDS IS AMONG 12 REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS WHO’VE SIGNED ONTO A LEGAL BRIEF SUBMITTED TO THE SUPREME COURT THAT ARGUES ROE V WADE AND ANOTHER 1993 DECISION ON ABORTION RIGHTS SHOULD BE OVERTURNED:
ROE5 OC…THESE INCOHERENT DECISIONS.” :10
THE GOVERNOR SAYS PREVIOUS U.S. SUPREME COURT RULINGS THAT UPHELD ABORTION RIGHTS DISREGARDED STATE SOVEREIGNTY.
ROE6 OC………A RESOUNDING NO.” :21
PREVIOUS FEDERAL COURT RULINGS HAVE ESTABLISHED THE CONCEPT OF FETAL VIABILITY AT AROUND 24 WEEKS, BUT THE MISSISSIPPI CASE GIVES A NEW CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET EACH STATE SET THE STANDARD.
ROE7 OC……….A HISTORIC WRONG.” :14
IN 2018, REYNOLDS SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW THAT WOULD HAVE FORBIDDEN ABORTIONS IN IOWA AFTER A FETAL HEARTBEAT CAN BE DETECTED — ABOUT SIX WEEKS INTO A PREGNANCY.
THE IOWA SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN THE LAW, SAYING IOWA’S CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES WOMEN A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO AN ABORTION.
