Supreme Court's ruling opens the door for an abortion ban in Iowa
Iowa's Supreme Court just overturned a ruling last week, stating the Iowa Constitution does not provide a right to an abortion.
That's what green lit the 24-hour waiting period law, and with today's decision from Washington, D.C., that opens the door for Iowa to ban abortions across the board. But as of today, abortions are still legal in Iowa.
For that to change, the legislature would have to pass a law and Gov. Kim Reynolds would have to sign it.
Iowa doesn't have a trigger law in place. So in order to pass an abortion ban, the Iowa Legislature would have to wait until the next session begins in January.
Gov. Reynolds could also call a special session this summer or fall to pass something sooner.
Considering the political make up of the legislature, vlog's political analyst Dennis Goldford expects lawmakers to do something.
Goldford expects abortion to be at the forefront of Democratic candidates' talking points between now and November.
"What some Democrats are hoping is this will galvanize especially younger Democrats, who normally don't vote in a mid-term election to turn out this time around," Goldford said.
For more on what could be next for Iowa watch Beau Bowman's report in the video above.
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