When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it paved the way for Iowa's abortion ban, and bans across the country. If reproductive rights, like abortion protections, are restored, Iowa's ban won't be in effect anymore. VP Kamala Harris promised to sign those protections into law while Trump insisted everyone wanted Roe v. Wade overturned
At the debate, Trump suggested the overturn of Roe v. Wade has allowed voters to decide on abortion in their states. Instead, many Republican-led states have tried to block voters from voting on ballot measures to protect abortion access.
Trump spent much of Tuesday’s debate lying about his position on abortion, repeatedly spreading conspiracy theories about Democrats executing infants, and downplaying the very real consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
An Illinois abortion provider has years of experience treating people who are forced to leave their homes to get abortions. With Iowa’s near-total abortion ban in effect, she and her staff are prepared to meet more Iowans.
At a press conference, Rep. Zach Nunn avoided answering a question about his abortion record in Iowa and how it connects to the near-total ban that recently went into effect.
Because of an Iowa Supreme Court ruling from June, it's unlikely the case against Iowa's near-total abortion ban would succeed.
Studies show Iowans aren't getting birth control because they don't have access to a clinic and/or it's too expensive. That's not good for people's health, but there are clinics trying to close that gap.
During the special legislative session in which Iowa lawmakers passed a near-total abortion ban, Iowans plead for their lives in urging lawmakers to vote no. One of those Iowans was Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, a University of Iowa professor and mother of two, who was...
As more Americans are forced to travel out-of-state for abortions, abortion funds and the people who work there are only getting more important. What happens when you have to leave your home for health care? Qudsiyyah Shariyf, deputy director of the Chicago...
Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two years ago.
