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The state will be allowed to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving government funding for sex education programs under an Iowa Supreme Court opinion issued Wednesday.

A Johnson County District Court judge has permanently blocked a 24-hour abortion waiting period law from being enforced in Iowa. Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will appeal the decision.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has voted to move forward with a process that could call into question the eligibility of politicians like President Joe Biden to receive Communion.

"There is a war on my body and a war on my rights," Paxton Smith said. She was allowed to finish the well-received speech, but the school district says it will look into preventing future switches.

Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate have taken the first major step toward amending the Iowa Constitution to say it does not protect abortion rights or require public funding of abortion.

The law does not allow any exceptions in situations of rape or incest — only when it is necessary to save the life or preserve the health of the fetus or mother.

The court on Monday also paved the way for a New York grand jury to obtain the former president's financial records.

Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives approved a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday night that would open the door to more abortion restrictions.

For the third year in a row, Iowa Republican lawmakers are making an effort to add language to the Iowa Constitution to say it does not protect abortion rights. Republicans on an Iowa House subcommittee advanced the proposal Tuesday.

A Johnson County District Court judge blocked Iowa’s new mandatory 24-hour abortion waiting period from taking effect Wednesday.“We’re glad that patients…