Another brief filed asking the Iowa Supreme Court to uphold the state’s Heartbeat law

By Dave Andrusko A week after Iowa’s Attorney General Brenna Bird asked the state Supreme Court to uphold Iowa’s Heartbeat law, the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a supportive brief built around the premise that “States have the strongest possible interest in protecting the most fundamental of our human rights—the right to life.” The Heartbeat law prevents abortions after …

Continue reading "Another brief filed asking the Iowa Supreme Court to uphold the state’s Heartbeat law"

AG asks Iowa Supreme Court to set aside injunction and allow Heartbeat Law to take effect

By Dave Andrusko Yesterday, in a 64-page brief, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird asked the state Supreme Court to uphold Iowa’s Heartbeat law which has been under an injunction since July, three days after pro-life Gov. Kim Reynolds signed it into law. “The people of Iowa and their elected representatives have spoken clearly and by a wider margin …

Continue reading "AG asks Iowa Supreme Court to set aside injunction and allow Heartbeat Law to take effect"

Ohio Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on the state’s Heartbeat Law on September 27

By Dave Andrusko Having unanimously turned down a legal challenge that asked the Ohio Supreme Court to block the November vote on the pro-abortion “Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety” initiative, the Court’s attention now turns to its decision to the oral arguments it will hear September 27 on the state’s Heartbeat Law. Officially called …

Continue reading "Ohio Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on the state’s Heartbeat Law on September 27"

Ohio Supreme Court to hear oral argument on the state’s Heartbeat Law

By Dave Andrusko The Ohio Supreme Court has set September 27 as the day it will hear oral arguments on the state’s Heartbeat Law. Passed in 2019, the Heartbeat Law did not take effect until June 24, 2022 when the U. S. Supreme Court overturned Roe in its Dobbs vs.  Jackson Women’s health Organization. However Hamilton County Common Pleas …

Continue reading "Ohio Supreme Court to hear oral argument on the state’s Heartbeat Law"

Iowa’s pro-life Governor asks Iowa Supreme Court to lift block on Heartbeat Law

By Dave Andrusko As she promised, pro-life Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday asked the Iowa Supreme Court to lift the temporary injunction blocking the state from enforcing the 2023 Heartbeat Law. After being in effect for a just little over two days, Polk County District Judge Joseph Seidlin agreed with Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, the Emma Goldman Clinic, and the ACLU …

Continue reading "Iowa’s pro-life Governor asks Iowa Supreme Court to lift block on Heartbeat Law"