{"id":1964905,"date":"2023-07-05T17:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T21:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-governor-calls-for-special-session-on-abortion-after-six-week-ban-struck-down\/"},"modified":"2023-07-05T17:46:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T21:46:46","slug":"iowa-governor-calls-for-special-session-on-abortion-after-six-week-ban-struck-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-governor-calls-for-special-session-on-abortion-after-six-week-ban-struck-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa governor seeks special session on abortion following six-week ban rejection."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fiowa-governor-calls-for-special-session-on-abortion-after-six-week-ban-struck-down%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1964905&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Gov. Kim Reynolds Calls for Special Session to Enact Stricter Abortion Laws<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) has taken a bold step in response to the state Supreme Court striking down Iowa&#8217;s six-week abortion ban. She has called for a special session for Iowa lawmakers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-governor-calls-for-special-session-on-abortion-after-six-week-ban-struck-down\/\" title=\"Iowa governor seeks special session on abortion following six-week ban rejection.\">enact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-bemoans-that-tx-heartbeat-law-may-mean-kids-with-down-syndrome-wont-be-aborted\/\" title=\"Leftists Bemoans That TX \u2018Heartbeat Law\u2019 May Mean Kids With Down Syndrome Won\u2019t Be Aborted\">stricter abortion laws<\/a><\/a>, showing her commitment to protecting unborn lives.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican-dominant Iowa legislature will convene on July 11, with the sole purpose of addressing abortion and ensuring the protection of innocent, defenseless lives. This session is a direct response to the will of Iowans who have elected representatives willing to stand up for the rights of the unborn.<\/p>\n<h3>A Stand for Pro-Life Principles<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Iowans have voted strongly in support of pro-life principles and against the arbitrary destruction of innocent lives,&#8221; Governor Reynolds emphasized. Her call for this special session reflects the unwavering commitment of Iowa&#8217;s elected officials to champion the rights of the unborn.<\/p>\n<p>This move comes after the Iowa Supreme Court, in a 3-3 ruling, declared Reynolds&#8217;s six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-georgias-six-week-abortion-ban-unconstitutional\/\" title=\"Judge Rules Georgia's Six-Week Abortion Ban Unconstitutional\">-week abortion ban unconstitutional<\/a>. Introduced in 2018, the ban was nullified by a district court in 2019. However, recent developments have prompted the governor to take action.<\/p>\n<p>A New Opportunity to Protect Life<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that there is no fundamental right to abortion in the state&#8217;s constitution. This decision, combined with the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, has created an opportunity for Iowa to reevaluate its abortion laws.<\/p>\n<p>The high court acknowledged that while it could not endorse Reynolds&#8217;s law due to the post-Dobbs context, it remains open to hearing a new case on limiting abortion access. Currently, abortion is banned after 22 weeks in Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>Now, lawmakers will gather in Des Moines to discuss a new abortion ban. With a GOP majority in both the House and Senate, it is highly likely that a more restrictive ban will be considered.<\/p>\n<p>Reynolds expressed her disappointment with the lack of action from the Iowa Supreme Court, stating, &#8220;This disregard for the will of Iowa voters and lawmakers will not deter us from our mission to protect the unborn by law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<h3>Stricter Abortion Laws Across the Nation<\/h3>\n<p>As of July 5, abortion is heavily restricted or banned in 23 states. The six-week abortion ban, like the one in Iowa, is considered one of the strictest in the U.S. Georgia and North Dakota have officially implemented six-week bans.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Florida signed a six-week ban into law, but it is currently on hold while the Florida Supreme Court reviews the state&#8217;s existing 15-week ban.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) has scheduled a special session for Iowa lawmakers to pass more stringent abortion regulations after the state Supreme Court invalidated the six-week abortion ban. The Republican-led Iowa legislature will convene on July 11, as announced by Reynolds in a press release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1964906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1964905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1964905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1964906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1964905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1964905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1964905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}