Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc. v. Iowa Board of Medicine (2015)
In Planned Parenthood of Heartland, Inc. v. Iowa Board of Medicine, 865 N.W.2d 252 (2015), the Iowa Board of Medicine ("the Board”) passed a rule of professional practice that prohibited telemedicine abortions, which are non-surgical abortions overseen by a medical practitioner via audio-visual connection (see: IAC 653 - 13.10(2) – 13.10(4)). Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc.