Federal legislation needed to end abortion bans

Think of a young woman. She could be your sister, your friend, your daughter. She is nine to 10 weeks pregnant, and she wants to be pregnant. Unfortunately, she starts bleeding quite heavily. She goes to the emergency room, where she is asked whether anyone did something to harm the pregnancy. She must now endure the sadness of the loss of the pregnancy as well as fear that the loss could be viewed as the result of a crime.

This is just one example of possible consequences of Iowa’s six-week abortion ban. I plan to vote for Democrat Sarah Corkery for U.S. House of Representatives District 2. We need national legislation to restore reproductive freedoms, which will only happen when Democrats regain control of Congress.

Deborah George, M.D.

Mount Vernon