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Case No. 23-1145

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc., Emma Goldman Clinic, and Sarah Traxler M.D.
v.
Kim Reynolds ex rel. State of Iowa, and Iowa Board of Medicine

Respondents appeal a district court order granting petitioners’ emergency motion for a temporary injunction prohibiting enforcement of provisions of Iowa Code section 146E.2 (2023)(“Abortion—fetal heartbeat—exceptions”). Respondents argue: (1) the constitutionality of abortion regulations under the Iowa Constitution should be reviewed using the rational basis test; and (2) petitioners lack standing to bring their claims for declaratory and injunctive relief, which were not ripe for review.

County:
Polk
Trial Court Case No.:
EQCE089066

Appellee

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc., Emma Goldman Clinic, and Sarah Traxler M.D.

Appellant

Kim Reynolds ex rel. State of Iowa, and Iowa Board of Medicine

Attorneys for the Appellee

Rita Bettis Austen
Caitlin Slessor
Samuel E. Jones
Peter Im
Dylan Cowit
Anjali Salvador

Attorneys for the Appellant

Eric Wessan
Daniel Johnston

Other Information

Date Retained:
Feb 27, 2024

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