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Legal Opinion · Dissent

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and Jill Meadows v. Kimberly K. Reynolds ex rel. State of Iowa and Iowa Board of Medicine

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 29, 2018No. 17-1579Published

1Dissent

MANSFIELD, Justice (dissenting).

Abortion is one of the most divisive issues in America today. Each side in the debate is motivated by a serious, legitimate concern: on the one hand, a woman's ability to make decisions regarding her own body; on the other, human life.

Whatever one may think of the United States Supreme Court's abortion cases, they recognize this point. As Justices O'Connor, Kennedy, and Souter wrote for the Court in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey ,

Abortion is a unique act. It is an act fraught with consequences for others: for the woman who must live…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Lawrence v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health ClinicSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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