Women’s Health
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Access to birth control in Iowa is down. Here’s why it matters
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.
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VIDEOS: Meet the advocates ensuring Iowans have abortion access
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 Abortion Fund, sees people in that situation every day. Shariyf talks about what…
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
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…
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Abortion ban: What impacts Iowans can expect going forward
With Iowa’s abortion ban in place, Iowans can expect similar outcomes other states with abortion bans have.
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Stillbirth prevention group celebrates legislative win in VP Kamala Harris’ office
Healthy Birth Day spent years advocating for a bill that would allow the use of federal funds to prevent stillbirths. July 22 would have marked Grace Elizabeth’s 21st birthday had she not been stillborn due to a true knot of the umbilical cord. Her parents thought her death was preventable and have spent the ensuing…
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Iowa seniors would pay more for prescription drugs under Project 2025
Project 2025 calls for repealing the Inflation Reduction Act, which would cause millions of American seniors to pay more for their prescription drugs.
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Iowa doctors say the new abortion ban has dangerously vague guidelines
The Iowa Board of Medicine’s guidelines on the abortion ban don’t help doctors navigate the reality of day-to-day care.
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How a near-total abortion ban would give domestic abusers in Iowa more power
As the Iowa Supreme Court considers a near-total abortion ban, experts reveal how domestic abusers use abortion bans to control their victims.
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Iowa senators voting against birth control part of a pattern
Republicans say they support birth control access, but for years they’ve failed to vote on protections to guarantee access stays safe. When the federal Right to Contraceptive Act failed in the US Senate last week, state Sen. Zach Wahls, a Democrat representing Coralville, saw a parallel to what happened when Iowa Democrats introduced a Right…
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A red state abortion ban nearly killed his wife. Now he’s speaking out.
Ryan Hamilton had to race his wife to the hospital after she had a miscarriage, fell unconscious, and started bleeding out on their bathroom floor. Here, he explains what happened.
