Dr. Amy Bingaman knows there may come a time in the near future when she might have to choose between her Iowa medical license or the life of a pregnant person she is treating.
“I could never imagine letting a woman die on my watch when I could intervene,” Bingaman said. “The problem is to do the right thing for a patient and then have to worry about someone taking my medical license. It’s not the way anyone wants to practice medicine.”
Op-Ed, Des Moines Register, Published July 31, 2023 Dr. Jami Maxson wrote an Op-Ed, published in the Des Moines Register on July 31, 2023, outlining… Read More »Denying Access to Abortion Has a Negative Impact on Children and Families
Dr. Andrea Greiner wrote an Op-Ed that was published in the Des Moines Register on July 14, 2023, in opposition to the proposed abortion restrictions in Iowa. She wrote from the point of view of OBGYN physicians who value “advocacy for women before, during and after pregnancy by promoting their reproductive choices.” Abortion restrictions jeopardize the health of women. She pointed to maternal outcomes in Texas and Ireland where abortion restrictions resulted in worse outcomes for complicated pregnancies, including maternal death.
In response to Rep. Miller-Meeks’ town hall in Iowa City tonight, local medical providers released the following statements about her dangerous anti-abortion record: “Like Republican… Read More »Statements on Miller-Meeks’ Anti-Abortion Record
Over 550 healthcare providers have signed on to a letter opposing Iowa’s proposed abortion ban. More than 60% of Iowans also oppose this ban, realizing… Read More »Over 550 Iowa Healthcare Providers Sign Letter opposing Abortion Ban
By Emily Boevers, Andrea Greiner, Jami Maxon, Jill Meadows, and Francesca Turner. Originally published June 16, 2023 in the Des Moines Register. The founders of… Read More »Keep Kim reynolds Out OF Personal Choices On Abortion
KFF, a respected source of health care policy information and analysis has published the results of their national survey of OBGYNs and how the normal… Read More »KFF Publishes National Survey of OBGYNs’ Experiences After Dobbs
In 2019, an low district court permanently enjoined the 6-week abortion ban (SF359) and protected Iowans right to access healthcare including abortion services in early pregnancy without government interference. In an earlier decision that year, the district court stated “autonomy and dominion over one’s body go to the very heart of what it means to be free”.
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