GOP lawmakers advance bills that would give unborn children stronger legal protections
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Also, Christina Bohannan, the Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, is endorsed by abortion-rights group
The restrictive abortion law is currently on hold as the court considers Gov. Kim Reynolds ' appeal of the lower court’s decision that paused the crux of it.
Previous attempts to pass the bill have met with resistance in the Iowa House, which held this year’s first hearing on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal.
Landowners and environmentalists staged a die-in Thursday at the Iowa Capitol as part of rally urging lawmakers to pass legislation to address growing concerns about safety and the use of eminent domain for proposed carbon capture pipelines.
The Florida Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday on whether a ballot measure to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution should go before voters in November.
Iowa Senate Democrats, meanwhile, unveiled a package of ‘reproductive freedom’ bills, while Republicans advanced bills regarding teaching human development and child support requirements.
The state has failed to find an Iowa nonprofit to oversee and administer a network of crisis pregnancy centers and maintain a record of the services provided to Iowans.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republican Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, at an anti-abortion rally Monday, reaffirmed their commitment to defend Iowa’s halted law that bans abortions early in pregnancy.
Democrats opposed the bill, arguing its aim is to advance a Republican agenda to further restrict access to abortion.
Most are pro-life, but also mindful of issue’s force
Board members recommended a number of changes to the proposed rules after gathering feedback in a public hearing last week.
GOP leaders say they won’t act to further restrict abortion until court rules on ‘fetal heartbeat’ law.
As a growing number of states have moved to expand coverage for new moms under Medicaid to 12 months in the last three years, Iowa lags behind as one of only a handful of states that does not offer the extended coverage.
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