Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa, Inc. v. Miller

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

The State of Iowa appeals a District Court 2 decision holding an Iowa act banning “partial-birth abortion” unconstitutional. The Court granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs and permanently enjoined enforcement of the Act. We recently considered the constitutionality of “partial-birth abortion” bans enacted in Nebraska and Arkansas, and held both statutes unconstitutional. See Carhart v. Stenberg, 192 F.3d 1142 (8th Cir.1999); Little Rock Family Planning Services, P.A. v. Jegley, 192 F.3d 794 (8th Cir.1999). The law which guided those decisions…