Abortion

The state asked the Iowa Supreme Court Thursday to let Iowa’s law that bans abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy take effect, as lawyers for abortion providers argued the law is unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked.

Iowa's six-week abortion ban cleared a legislative hurdle this week, though it's still blocked until the state supreme court rules on an appeal.

On this legislative episode of River to River, we look at some of the bills regarding reproductive health that have advanced at the Iowa Capitol.

The second legislative deadline for lawmakers to get most bills approved by a committee is coming up at the end of this week.

Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would raise criminal penalties for nonconsensually causing "the death of an unborn person.” Democrats said they fear it would jeopardize IVF access in Iowa.

Iowa has among the fewest number of OB-GYN specialists per capita of any state in the country, according to 2022 data from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives voted Wednesday to require schools to show an animated video that is “comparable" to the "Meet Baby Olivia" video produced by an anti-abortion rights group.

Should presidential hopeful Nikki Haley remain optimistic after Trump's win in New Hampshire?

The state of Iowa could directly send taxpayer dollars to anti-abortion pregnancy centers without using a third-party administrator under a new proposal in the Legislature.

A recent report estimates how abortion bans in states like Kentucky and Missouri affected birth rates during the first half of 2023. It’s an early indicator that the bans aren’t equal in terms of impact.