Iowa judge blocks state's 'fetal heartbeat' abortion ban days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signs measure into law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Monday's ruling does specify that while the law is temporarily paused, the state's Board of Medicine should proceed with creating rules for enforcement, as the law specifies.
46% : Seidlin's injunction means abortion is once again legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while the courts assess the new law's constitutionality.
40% : "We are also acutely aware that the relief is only pending further litigation and the future of abortion in Iowa remains tenuous and threatened."
38% : The law permits abortion in certain circumstances: rape, if reported to law enforcement or a health provider within 45 days; incest, if reported within 145 days; if the fetus has a fetal abnormality "incompatible with life"; or if the pregnancy is endangering the woman's life.
35% : White House advisor John Kirby launched an impassioned defense of abortion funding for service members and their families, pounding the podium of the press briefing room as he called military access to abortion a "foundational, sacred obligation."

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