{"id":1037634,"date":"2024-07-29T11:24:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1037634"},"modified":"2024-07-29T11:24:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:24:04","slug":"trumps-abortion-ban-in-iowa-takes-effect-today-leaving-millions-across-the-midwest-without-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-abortion-ban-in-iowa-takes-effect-today-leaving-millions-across-the-midwest-without-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Abortion Ban in Iowa Takes Effect Today, Leaving Millions Across the Midwest Without Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"341\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png 1500w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=300,100 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=768,256 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=1024,341 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In response to Iowa\u2019s extreme abortion ban going into effect, <\/em><strong><em>DNC spokesperson Stephanie Justice released the following statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday is the first day that women in Iowa will have their lives thrown into chaos due to an extreme and cruel abortion ban that outlaws abortion before many women even know they\u2019re pregnant \u2013 all thanks to Donald Trump. Iowa women now join millions of women across the Midwest who have been subject to MAGA Republicans\u2019 radical, anti-choice agendas because of Trump\u2019s role in the fall of &nbsp; <em>Roe v. Wade, <\/em>which he still brags about to this day. Alongside JD Vance, who wants abortion to be \u2018illegal nationally,\u2019 Trump will stop at nothing to take away the fundamental freedoms women have had for generations. The consequences of this ban will further devastate health care systems of the states across the Midwest, which are already under strain because women are forced to to travel hundreds of miles just to receive basic care.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday is a dark day for Iowa, the Midwest, and the country, and if Trump wins election again, this will be a harbinger of what\u2019s to come for the entire nation. Trump\u2019s Project 2025 will ban abortion nationwide and punish women who seek reproductive care. However, this does not have to be our future. Women in Iowa and across the nation are fed up and will rise up and vote against Donald Trump and JD Vance\u2019s plan to rip away our reproductive rights.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today \u2013 one year after Iowa MAGA Republicans passed one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, banning abortion before most women know they\u2019re pregnant \u2013 the ban goes into effect. All because Donald Trump overturned <\/strong><strong><em>Roe v. Wade.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/07\/23\/iowa-abortion-ban-take-effect-july-29\/74512355007\/\">Des Moines Register<\/a>: <strong>\u201cStarting July 29, you can\u2019t get an abortion in Iowa if you\u2019re more than 6 weeks pregnant\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-ban-iowa-b512e24eeea4e7a40cdabece4d9d3b01\">AP<\/a>: \u201cIowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/25\/iowa-abortion-ban-6-weeks-takes-effect\">Axios<\/a>: \u201c<strong>Iowa\u2019s abortion ban<\/strong>, <strong>one of the nation\u2019s strictest<\/strong>, to take effect Monday\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iowacapitaldispatch.com\/2024\/07\/23\/iowa-six-week-abortion-ban-to-take-effect-monday-judge-orders\/\">Iowa Capital Dispatch<\/a>: \u201cIowa six-week abortion ban to take effect Monday, judge orders\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Iowa becomes the 22nd state with an abortion ban in effect, ripping away freedoms from even more women. Trump has called these bans \u201cbeautiful\u201d while women and their families suffer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/content\/news\/Alabama-Senate-passes-near-total-ban-on-abortion-509937111.html\"><strong>AL<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cAlabama Senate passes near-total ban on abortion\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-news-arkansas-legislation-courts-asa-hutchinson-24ca79cb9b416f81d9152f54881c7a74\"><strong>AK<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cArkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban into law\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/03\/30\/arizona-15-week-abortion-ban\"><strong>AZ<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cArizona Governor Doug Ducey signs 15-week abortion ban into law\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/05\/01\/1247990353\/florida-6-week-abortion-ban-south#:~:text=TAMPA%2C%20Fla.,Wade.\"><strong>FL<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cFlorida\u2019s 6-week abortion ban is now in effect, curbing access across the South\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantanewsfirst.com\/2023\/10\/23\/state-supreme-court-issue-ruling-georgias-six-week-abortion-ban\/\"><strong>GA<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cState Supreme Court upholds Georgia\u2019s six-week abortion ban\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/idaho-abortion-ban-law-6eec10650b51c2b9dc98607d13cd8f40\"><strong>ID<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cIdaho governor signs abortion ban modeled on Texas law\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/indiana-abortion-ban-status-45bb0c1e4e91dcc8de4638979e261db8\"><strong>IN<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cIndiana\u2019s near-total abortion ban set to take effect as state Supreme Court denies rehearing\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/us\/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html\"><strong>KY<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cKentucky\u2026 Abortion is banned in almost all circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/louisiana-set-latest-state-sign-abortion-ban-law\/story?id=63370943\"><strong>LA<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cLouisiana governor signs 6-week abortion ban into law\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/politics-government\/article262796208.html#storylink=cpy\"><strong>MO<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cAbortion banned in Missouri as trigger law takes effect, following Supreme Court ruling\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/mississippi-s-new-heartbeat-law-bans-most-abortions-6-weeks-n986021\"><strong>MS<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cMississippi\u2019s new \u2018heartbeat\u2019 law bans most abortions at 6 weeks\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/transgender-health-care-abortion-ban-nebraska-1a88067bf403559116df7c09e004e472\"><strong>NE<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cNebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/05\/17\/north-carolina-abortion-veto-override\"><strong>NC<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cNorth Carolina\u2019s 12-week abortion ban becomes law despite governor\u2019s veto\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-north-dakota-six-week-ban-2bccde2925d30dd4772aaed84f3c2d98#:~:text=North%20Dakota%20on%20Monday%20adopted,up%20to%20six%20weeks'%20gestation.\"><strong>ND<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cNorth Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all abortions\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/05\/26\/1101428347\/oklahoma-governor-signs-the-nations-strictest-abortion-ban\"><strong>OK<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cOklahoma governor signs the nation\u2019s strictest abortion ban\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-health-legislature-tennessee-nashville-178583d01b87823fe1cdb91a523c3ad1\"><strong>TN<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cCourt lets Tennessee 6-week abortion ban take effect\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2021\/05\/18\/texas-heartbeat-bill-abortions-law\/\"><strong>TX<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cGov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nation\u2019s strictest abortion measures, banning procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-south-carolina-fetal-heartbeat-fa742d40c8e15df41c8545d8a33a1838\"><strong>SC<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cJudge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2024\/02\/27\/1234056635\/abortion-ban-south-dakota-ectopic-pregnancy-miscarriage-life-of-mother\"><strong>SD<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cWhat counts as an exception to South Dakota\u2019s abortion ban? A video may soon explain\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/utah-governor-signs-bill-banning-abortion-clinics-state\/story?id=97905012#:~:text=Utah%20Gov.,3%2C%20both%20along%20party%20lines.\"><strong>UT<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cUtah governor signs bill banning abortion clinics across the state\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/09\/13\/west-virginia-total-abortion-ban\"><strong>WV<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cWest Virginia enacts near-total abortion ban\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The effects of Trump and MAGA Republicans\u2019 extreme and cruel ban will be felt across the Midwest, straining health care systems. Trump and MAGA Republicans have manufactured a dire situation where women have to flee their home states in order to obtain healthcare.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowapublicradio.org\/ipr-news\/2024-07-25\/iowas-new-abortion-law-could-have-ripple-effects-across-the-region\">Iowa Public Radio<\/a>: \u201cThe law is set to go into effect July 29. Planned Parenthood estimates it will block nearly all abortions in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen it does, it will likely affect abortion access not only in Iowa, but in the <strong>entire Midwest region<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/07\/26\/iowa-abortion-ban-takes-effect\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cReproductive care groups in neighboring states where the procedure remains legal <strong>are already seeing an influx of patients from Iowa<\/strong>. The Chicago Abortion Fund received more than 60 support requests from Iowa residents during the first three weeks of July, <strong>a 165 percent increase over previous months.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>It\u2019s staggering even to me<\/strong>,\u201d executive director Megan Jeyifo said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxillinois.com\/news\/local\/longer-wait-times-for-appointments-at-illinois-abortion-clinics\">Fox Illinois<\/a>: \u201c<strong>The reversal of Roe v. Wade caused a surge in the number of out-of-state patients traveling to Illinois for abortions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlanned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri expects there will be an additional <strong>14,000 out-of-state patients<\/strong> in southern Illinois alone, over a year-long period. Right now, <strong>there are only two clinics in that region<\/strong>, so people have to wait longer for an appointment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Iowa\u2019s ban will only exacerbate the pressure on health care systems since Donald Trump overturned <\/strong><strong><em>Roe v. Wade.<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/report-minnesota-sees-spike-in-out-of-state-patients-seeking-abortions\/\">CBS News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cThe number of people crossing state lines to Minnesota to get an abortion spiked<\/strong> <strong>after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade<\/strong>, new data show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThe number of out-of-state patients jumped from 9% in 2020 to 30% in 2023<\/strong> over the same time period, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights. Nationwide, one in five patients are traveling out of state for an abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2022\/08\/04\/abortions-state-illinois\/50564151\/\">The Detroit News<\/a>: \u201c\u2018<strong>One month later, I would say that our biggest surprise was really around how <\/strong><strong>quickly our capacity dwindled<\/strong>,\u2019 said Bonyen Lee-Gilmore, spokeswoman for the Planned Parenthood affiliate. \u2018Our best guess, before Roe was overturned, was that this would happen over time. Especially because we knew that abortion wasn\u2019t going to be banned in all the states all at once. It depends on if you have trigger laws, pre-Roe bans and some states have litigated their trigger bans. So we knew there was going to be a patchwork and access would fall. <strong>But we thought it would fall a little slower than what\u2019s happened<\/strong>.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/politics\/2023\/07\/abortions-for-out-of-state-women-increase-66-in-michigan-post-roe.html\">MLive<\/a>: \u201c\u2018<strong>The number of out-of-state patients that we\u2019re seeing has tripled<\/strong>,\u2019 said Dr. Sarah Wallett, chief medical operating officer with Planned Parenthood of Michigan. \u2018Where it used to be fairly uncommon for us to see someone who lived out of state, now, it\u2019s really routine.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018<strong>Every day that I am in clinic, I am seeing someone who has traveled from out-of-state<\/strong>.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Doctors and providers are no longer practicing in states with extreme abortion bans and are speaking out against the dangers of these cruel laws.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcrg.com\/2024\/07\/19\/iowa-obgyn-concerned-about-abortion-law-exceptions\/\">KCRG<\/a>: \u201cIowa OB\/GYN concerned about abortion law exceptions\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/medical-students-residents-spurning-abortion-ban-states\/\">Kaiser Health News<\/a>: \u201c<strong>Medical Residents Are Increasingly Avoiding States With Abortion Restrictions<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/health\/2023\/08\/10\/iowas-abortion-ban-creates-major-concerns-for-states-ob-gyn-residency-program-other-medical-training\/70406683007\/\">Des Moines Register<\/a>: \u201cIowa has a shortage of OB-GYN doctors. <strong>The new abortion ban could make that worse<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegazette.com\/state-government\/doctors-warn-exceptions-to-iowas-new-abortion-law-impractical\/\">The Gazette<\/a>: \u201c<strong>Doctors say the new law could force them to consider legal and professional ramifications<\/strong> <strong>while making potential life-or-death medical decisions<\/strong> involving pregnant women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018<strong>The law is still going to have a chilling effect<\/strong>,\u2019&nbsp; said Dr. Francesca Turner, an obstetrics and gynecology physician in Des Moines and co-founder of the advocacy group Iowans for Health Liberty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe<strong> spent decades training, and nobody wants to lose their license over saving someone\u2019s life<\/strong>,\u2019\u2019 Turner said. \u2018\u2018<strong>I also don\u2019t think in the moment that someone\u2019s life was in jeopardy that I should be stopped and waste precious seconds worrying about whether I\u2019m going to break the law or lose my license.<\/strong>\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Iowa\u2019s abortion ban goes squarely against the beliefs of Iowans, with an overwhelming majority of Iowans supporting a women\u2019s right to abortion. Now voters in Iowa and across the Midwest are fighting back and rejecting Donald Trump\u2019s anti-freedom extremism.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/politics\/iowa-poll\/2023\/03\/27\/iowa-poll-most-iowans-back-legal-abortion-as-iowa-supreme-court-mulls-limits-roe-v-wade\/69990037007\/\"><strong>Des Moines Register<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong>\u201c<strong>A majority of Iowans believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases<\/strong>, according to a new Des Moines Register\/Mediacom Iowa Poll.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cSixty-one percent of Iowa adults <\/strong>say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 35% say the procedure should be illegal in most or all cases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cMore than two-thirds of Iowa women, 70%<\/strong>, say abortion should be legal in most or all cases.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/2022-live-primary-election-race-results\/2022\/08\/02\/1115317596\/kansas-voters-abortion-legal-reject-constitutional-amendment\">NPR<\/a>: \u201c<strong>Voters in Kansas decide to keep abortion legal in the state, rejecting an amendment<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2022\/08\/02\/kansas-abortion-referendum\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cKansans resoundingly reject amendment aimed at restricting abortion rights\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2022\/aug\/03\/kansas-voter-turn-out-abortion-rights-election\">The Guardian<\/a>: \u201c<strong>Kansas abortion referendum drives record number of voters to polls<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/11\/07\/1209092670\/2023-results-key-ohio-elections\">NPR<\/a>: \u201c<strong>Ohio votes in favor of amending the state constitution to enshrine abortion rights<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ohio-abortion-amendment-election-2023-fe3e06747b616507d8ca21ea26485270\">AP<\/a>: \u201c<strong>Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/19thnews.org\/2023\/11\/ohio-issue-1-results-abortion-ballot-measure\/\">The 19th<\/a>: \u201cOhio votes to guarantee abortion rights in its state Constitution\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2024\/05\/03\/missourians-signatures-abortion-amendment-viability\/\">Missouri Independent<\/a>: \u201cA campaign to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri\u2019s constitution said Friday that it collected more than 380,000 signatures in just three months, more than twice the likely total needed to qualify for this year\u2019s statewide ballot.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/04\/us\/politics\/wisconsin-supreme-court-protasiewicz.html#:~:text=Liberal%20Wins%20Wisconsin%20Court%20Race,use%20of%20gerrymandered%20legislative%20maps.\">New York Times<\/a>: \u201cLiberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, in <strong>Victory for Abortion Rights Backers<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/abortion-locked-michigan-constitution-what-comes-next\">Michigan Health Watch<\/a>: \u201cMichigan\u2019s Proposal 3 ballot measure prevailed by a wide margin this week, <strong>marking a historic victory for abortion rights advocates.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u201cThe constitutional amendment will enshrine rights to reproductive services into the state constitution and effectively invalidate a now-blocked 1931 abortion ban, which would have criminalized most abortions in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/whitmer-michigan-abortion-election-a4323a955a8dc0b3f4875216289f2e12\">AP<\/a>: \u201cEarly, often and unequivocally: <strong>How Whitmer\u2019s fight for abortion rights helped turn Michigan blue<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/michigan-special-house-election-whats-at-stake-rcna147836\">NBC News<\/a>: \u201cDemocrats regain control of Michigan state House after winning two special elections\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to Iowa\u2019s extreme abortion ban going into effect, DNC spokesperson Stephanie Justice released the following statement: \u201cToday is the first day that women in Iowa will have their lives thrown into chaos due to an extreme and cruel abortion ban that outlaws abortion before many women even know they\u2019re pregnant \u2013 all thanks 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