2023
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First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Gets FDA Approval
Birth control pills will soon be available over the counter in the United States, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the Perrigo Company’s daily birth control medication, Opill, to be sold without a prescription. Opill is the first ever birth control pill to be approved for over-the-counter sales. The medication…
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ACLU Files Suit to Stop Iowa Abortion Ban
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa and Iowa abortion care providers filed a challenge to the abortion ban passed Tuesday. Here’s what that means.
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White House Announces New Plan To Lower Child Care Costs, Support Child Care Providers
Many American families could soon get some much-needed help with the unaffordable cost of child care, thanks to a new proposal from the Biden administration. On Tuesday, the White House proposed new actions that would lower the cost of child care and strengthen the Child Care and Development Fund, which helps low-income families access care. …
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Iowa Politicians, Abortion Advocates React To Abortion Ban
After the Iowa House and Senate passed a new abortion ban bill—which essentially caps abortions at just six weeks into pregnancy which is before most people find out they’re pregnant—reactions from abortion advocates and Iowa politicians came flooding in. Gov. Kim Reynolds, who called for the special session weeks after the Iowa Supreme Court enjoined…
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GOP Rep. Says Don’t Have Sex To Abortion Ban Opponents
Rep. Brad Sherman has a simple solution for people who want control over their own bodies: Don’t have sex! @iowastartingline Rep. Brad Sherman (R-Williamsburg) suggests people who want access to abortion care should just not have sex. “Everyone is free not to have sex. Maybe they shouldn’t have sex; it’s that simple. I will stand…
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How To Still Get An Abortion If You Live In Iowa
Iowa has a new, strict, abortion law that prohibits abortion before most people know they’re pregnant. But there are still ways to obtain one or get help to do so. Here’s how.
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Iowa GOP Passes New Abortion Ban During Special Session
In a one-day special session called just weeks after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled against their previous attempt to ban abortion, Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate rushed through yet another law to restrict reproductive freedoms. The newly-passed bill, expected to be quickly signed into law, will essentially ban abortion in Iowa at 6…
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Decorah Woman Shares Abortion Story To Sway GOP Lawmakers
Melanie Tietz and her husband were thrilled when they found out she was pregnant with their second child. The Decorah couple had their first child, a healthy baby boy, within two years of getting married and were ready to expand their family. “Due to my age, we were offered prenatal testing. The initial test came…
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Hundreds Of Iowans Rally To Protest New Abortion Ban Bill
Hundreds packed the Iowa State Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday and made their voices heard to protest the abortion ban being considered by Republicans in the other room. The latest polling shows 61% of Iowans support abortion being legal in all or most cases. While members of the Iowa Senate held a public hearing nearby, demonstrators…
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One Republican Senator Is Blocking 265 Military Promotions, Leaving the Marines Without a Confirmed Leader
For the first time since 1859, the United States Marines Corps is functioning without a Senate-confirmed leader, due to the actions of one US Senator: Republican Tommy Tuberville of Alabama. Tuberville has engaged in a months-long campaign to block every single military nomination in the Senate as part of his opposition to a Defense Department…
