From court rulings to personal stories to expanding the concept of reproductive rights beyond abortion, my coverage of reproductive rights was one of the beats I was most proud of at Iowa Starting Line. This coverage was vital especially as abortion restrictions were introduced and either failed or, eventually, succeeded because it meant drastic changes for Iowans’ lives.

News

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  Abortion Still Legal After Iowa Supreme Court Splits 3-3, June 2023
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  Iowa’s near-total abortion ban takes effect, June 2024

Impact coverage

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  ‘We Don’t Do Abortions In Dubuque.’ An Iowan’s Experiences In The 70s And Beyond, June 2022
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  Lies, Threats and Near-Death Experiences: Iowans Share Stories About Crisis Pregnancy Centers, February 2023
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  More fear, more delays, more travel: The effects of Iowa’s abortion ban, October 2024
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  Iowans removing fallopian tubes, getting long-term birth control as threats to reproductive freedom loom, December 2024

Analysis/explainer

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  Where Iowa Stands Now After US Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision, June 2022
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  Why The Iowa Supreme Court Kept Abortion Legal (For Now), June 2023
  
• Why the Iowa Supreme Court allowed near-total abortion ban, June 2024
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  Access to birth control in Iowa is down. Here’s why it matters, August 2024

Deep dives

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  As some Iowa lawmakers vilify birth control, here’s what it actually does, March 2024, birth control series part one
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  Birth control is the key to women’s freedom. Here’s why, March 2024, birth control series part two
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  How the LGBTQ+ community benefits from birth control, April 2024, birth control series part three
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  Providing abortion for people who have to flee their states, September 2024, part one how to get an abortion as an Iowan post-ban
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  What Iowans should know about getting abortion pills in the mail, December 2024, part two how to get an abortion as an Iowan post-ban