DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Republican-led legislature in Iowa has passed a bill that, if signed into law, will become the nation's most restrictive abortion ban: It forbids doctors from performing the ...

Jonna Quinn was initially thrilled when she got her first job after residency, working as an OB-GYN in Mason City, Iowa. It was just an hour down the road from her hometown of West Bend, where she ...

Minnesota medical providers and public officials are preparing to welcome patients traveling from Iowa, where a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect Monday. On ...

The Trump administration has quietly banned the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from providing abortion services to ...

Iowa ranks last among states for the number of OB-GYNS per capita. State legislators are trying to recruit more, but some doctors say the state's strict abortion ban is partially to blame. Iowa needs ...

DES MOINES — After debate that extended for more than 12 hours, members of the Iowa Legislature passed and sent to the governor legislation banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, often ...

DES MOINES — As the 2026 Iowa midterm elections are less than a year out, policy issues campaigns and voters are talking about include health care costs and affordability. But one issue both parties ...

"Again, I'm not projecting ahead," Sen. Joni Ernst told reporters. "We need to go through the process with the Supreme Court." ...

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