Victory for Iowa Mothers and Babies with 3-Day Abortion Waiting Period Upheld
Thomas More Society Applauds Pro-Life Triumph Over Planned Parenthood and ACLU
Contact: Tom Ciesielka, 312.422.1333, tc@tcpr.net
(October 4, 2017 – Des Moines, IA) A
Polk County, Iowa, district court handed mothers, babies and pro-life
advocates a victory this week over abortion providers and supporters.
The Thomas More Society applauds Judge Jeffrey Farrell’s denial of a
requested injunction by Planned Parenthood and the American Civil
Liberties Union, who sought to tear down Iowa’s 72-hour waiting period
for abortions.
Last
May, former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law a bill by
which lawmakers opted to provide expectant mothers a three-day period
between seeking and obtaining an abortion rather than delivering them
on-demand. The legislation also included a statewide 20-week abortion
ban and a requirement to offer pregnant women a chance to view their
baby’s ultrasound images. On October 2, 2017, Judge Farrell ruled this
law to be constitutional.
Thomas
More Society attorney Martin Cannon was on hand when the legislation,
known as the Fetal Pain Bill, was signed. He and his Thomas More Society
colleagues helped draft the original bill, advised legislators and
informed the public.
“Those
who hold a life-affirming worldview can celebrate this decision,”
stated Cannon. “It has been proven that many expectant women, given an
opportunity to reflect on an abortion decision, choose
life for their baby. This is also the case for most mothers who are
fully informed about their child’s development in utero and have an
opportunity to view their baby’s ultrasound image.”
In
Farrell’s refusal to block the law, he wrote that it, “Fairly balances
the two competing interests of a woman’s right to choose an abortion
versus the public’s interest in potential life. The evidence at trial
focused on the hardships women face when dealing with an unwanted
pregnancy, but the public’s interest in potential life is an interest
that cannot be denied under the law.”
About the Thomas More Society
The
Thomas More Society is a national not-for-profit law firm dedicated to
restoring respect in law for life, family, and religious liberty.
Headquartered in Chicago and Omaha, the Thomas More Society fosters
support for these causes by providing high quality pro bono legal
services from local trial courts all the way up to the United States
Supreme Court. For more information, visit thomasmoresociety.org.
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