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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird held a news conference May 31, 2024, announcing the results of her office's audit of victims' services. ... Bird, an outspoken abortion opponent, had faced months of criticism from Democrats and reproductive health advocates for the long process in finalizing the review and announcing whether the ...

In April 2023, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced that the state will no longer pay for any type of emergency contraception or abortion treatment for sexual assault survivors. [1] While not surprising given the Iowa legislature's aptitude at destroying the rights of its citizens, [2] t he removal of emergency contraception for survivors represents another failure by the state to ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed an appeal to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the court to reinstate the abortion ban that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law in July. The abortion ban was blocked by a Polk County District court shortly after it was enacted in July. Now the bill goes to the Iowa Supreme Court.