depriving her of a fundamentally fair appellate review. Both parties acknowledge there is no federal constitutional basis for the right of appeal. Abney v. United States, 431 U.S. 651, 656, 97 S.Ct. 2034, 2038, 52 L.Ed.2d 651, 657-58 (1977); State v. Hinners, 471 N.W.2d 841, 843 (Iowa 1991). However, once the right of appeal has been established, “these avenues must be kept free of unreasoned distinctions that can only impede open and equal access to the courts.” Hinners, 471 N.W.2d at 843. The right to appeal an order entered in a termination of parental rights case is found in Iowa Code section 232.133, which also grants our supreme court the authority to prescribe rules to expedite the appellate process . See Iowa Civil Liberties Union v. Critelli, 244 N.W.2d 564, 568 (Iowa 1976) (<HOLDING>). Accordingly, rules were prescribed and made
recognizing district courts inherent authority to dismiss with prejudice for abuse of judicial process recognizing inherent power of courts of appeals recognizing the inherent common law authority of courts to promulgate rules of practice and procedure holding that question involving procedure required of workers compensation agency to promulgate valid rules was of general public interest holding statutory authority of commission to promulgate rules to interpret law does not impose affirmative rulemaking requirement