Screenshot of a video of the subcommittee hearing where Mica Chase and Elizabeth Feldman spoke
Mica Chase, a Cedar Rapids resident, details their experience being shamed and misled at an anti-abortion center.
@iowastartingline Mica Chase, a Cedar Rapids resident, details their experience being shamed and misled at an anti-abortion center. Chase and other Iowans delivered their testimonies at a subcommittee meeting for a Republican-backed bill to make public funding more accessible to these centers. Read more at the link in our bio. #iowa#iowalife#reproductivefreedom#reproductivehealth#reproductivejustice#reproductiverights ♬ original sound – Iowa Starting Line
Chase and other Iowans delivered their testimonies at a subcommittee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 23 for a Republican-backed bill to make public funding more accessible to these centers.
Elizabeth Feldman, a former anti-abortion clinic volunteer, also spoke, detailing all the ways these centers are harmful to pregnant people.
@iowastartingline As Iowa Republicans seek public funding for anti-ahboreshun centers, a former volunteer details all the ways these centers are harmful for pregnant people. #iowa #iowalife #reproductiverights #reproductivejustice #reproductivefreedom ♬ original sound – Iowa Starting Line
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