A HEARING AT THE IOWA CAPITOL TODAY (TUESDAY) ON A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE BANNED ABORTIONS IN IOWA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
TWENTY-FOUR HOUSE REPUBLICANS CO-SPONSORED THE BILL THAT WOULD HAVE MADE IT A CRIME FOR IOWA DOCTORS TO PERFORM ABORTIONS.
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE JON DUNWELL, A PASTOR FROM NEWTON, WAS THE BILL’S LEAD SPONSOR.
ABORTBILL1 OC…………THIS YEAR.” :12
DUNWELL, WHO IS NOT SEEKING REELECTION, SAYS HE’S DISAPPOINTED, BUT SAYS THE REALITY IS THERE WERE NOT 51 “YES” VOTES FROM REPUBLICANS TO PASS THE BILL IN THE HOUSE.
ABORTBILL2 OC………ACROSS THE LINE.” :15
THAT BILL WOULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR OUT-OF-STATE DOCTORS TO SEND ABORTION MEDICATION TO IOWA WOMEN THROUGH THE MAIL.
THERE’S A DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY FOR POLICY BILLS TO CLEAR A COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE OR SENATE, OR BE SIDELINED FOR THE YEAR.
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