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...
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...
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...
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...
Trump Attacks Kim Reynolds On Truth Social
Just a few weeks ago, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a public statement in support of Donald Trump after his federal indictment, but now the two Republicans seem to be on the outs after Trump publicly confirmed a rift Monday. On his Truth Social media platform, the former...
Iowa Attorneys Condemn Impeachment Threats To Justices
The Iowa State Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers condemns impeachment threats made against Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Christensen and Justices Waterman and Mansfield arising from their decision in Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, et al, v....
Iowa Doctors Warn Six-Week Abortion Ban Risks Lives
Abortion bans endanger people’s lives and fly in the face of medical science and training. That was the message delivered by Dr. Emily Boevers, an OB-GYN in Waverly; Dr. Francesca Turner, an OB-GYN in Des Moines; and Dr. Jill Meadows, the former medical director for...
8 Iowa Theme Parks for an Unforgettable Summer
Get wild in Iowa this summer with our roundup of adventure and theme parks for every thrill seeker in your crew.
46 Books to Put on Your Summer 2023 Reading List, According to Our Staff
We asked staffers at Courier Newsroom, Iowa Starting Line's parent company, to share recommendations for books to read this summer. Here’s what we came up with. Okay, confession: I started gathering information for this story in part because I was looking for book...