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Courts stymie abortion bans in Iowa, other GOP-led states

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to reporters after signing a Biofuels Bill, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Prairie City, Iowa. With a devoutly anti-abortion Republican governor and large GOP legislative majorities, Iowa would seem poised to easily ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. There's just one catch: A 2018 Iowa Supreme Court ruling establishes the right to abortion under the state constitution. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) State Rep. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville, walks through the Iowa House chambers, Monday, May 23, 2022, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. With a devoutly anti-abortion Republican governor and large GOP legislative majorities, Iowa would seem poised to easily ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. There's just one catch: A 2018 Iowa Supreme Court ruling establishes the right to abortion under the state constitution. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) State Rep. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville, stands in the Iowa House chambers before the daily prayer, Monday, May 23, 2022, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. With a devoutly anti-abortion Republican governor and large GOP legislative majorities, Iowa would seem poised to easily ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. There's just one catch: A 2018 Iowa Supreme Court ruling establishes the right to abortion under the state constitution. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) FILE - August Mulvihill, of Norwalk, Iowa, center, holds a sign depicting a wire clothes hanger during a rally at the Statehouse May 21, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa, to protest recent abortion bans. With a devoutly anti-abortion Republican governor and large GOP legislative majorities, Iowa would seem poised to easily ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) FILE - Marissa Messinger, of Lake View, Iowa, center, holds a sign during a rally to protest recent abortion bans, May 21, 2019, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. With a devoutly anti-abortion Republican governor and large GOP legislative majorities, Iowa would seem poised to easily ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Courts stymie abortion bans in Iowa, other GOP-led states