Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc., Emma Goldman Clinic, and Jill Meadows,
v.
Kim Reynolds, ex rel. State of Iowa, and Iowa Board of Medicine,
Respondents appeal from a district court ruling denying their motion to dissolve a permanent injunction barring enforcement of Iowa Code chapter 146C (the “Fetal Heartbeat” law). They contend: (1) the court erred by failing to recognize it had inherent authority to modify or dissolve the 2019 injunction based on a substantial change in the law; (2) the decisions in Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc. v. Reynolds, 975 N.W.2d 710 (Iowa 2022), and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 142 S. Ct. 2228 (2022), constitute a substantial change in the law and the court abused its discretion by refusing to dissolve the permanent injunction; and (3) rational basis review is the proper test for assessing the constitutionality of laws regulating abortion under the Iowa Constitution, and Iowa Code chapter 146C survives such review.
Appellee
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc., Emma Goldman Clinic, and Jill Meadows,
Appellant
Kim Reynolds, ex rel. State of Iowa, and Iowa Board of Medicine,
Attorneys for the Appellee
Rita Bettis Austen
Peter Im
Diana Salgado
Caitlin Slessor
Samuel E. Jones
Attorneys for the Appellant
Samuel P. Langholz
Eric Wessan
Thomas J. Ogden
Alan R. Ostergren
Christopher P. Schandevel
John J. Bursch
Denise M. Harle
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
20-20-10
Apr 11, 2023 9:00 AM
