Des Moines, IA (Radio Iowa)– Representative from the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Planned Parenthood have given their reactions to the state Supreme Court decision on abortion.

ACLU of Iowa legal director Rita Bettis Austen says the ruling that abortion is not a fundamental right under Iowa’s constitution is a devastating reversal of prior precedent.

The ruling on the constitutional question came as the state’s highest court reviewed a lower court’s decision that said the 24-hour waiting period for abortion that was passed in 2020 was not legal.

Bettis Austen says the next step in this case is for them to go back to the district court and continue the challenge that the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion is an undue burden.