Nikoel Hytrek is Iowa Starting Line’s longest-serving reporter. She covers LGBTQ issues, abortion rights and all topics of interest to Iowans. Her biggest goal is to help connect the dots between policy and people’s real lives. If you have story ideas or tips, send them over to nikoel@new.iowastartingline.com.
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Beshear knocks Vance’s ‘contrived origin story’ as he rallies Democrats in Iowa
Andy Beshear knocked JD Vance and hyped a Kamala Harris presidency at a Democratic event in Iowa.
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Iowa taxpayers will pay double in fees for school voucher program, says Rob Sand
State Auditor Rob Sand’s report shows the contract amended by the Iowa Department of Education will result in doubled costs for Iowa taxpayers.
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With Biden out, Iowa Democrats rally around Kamala Harris
Iowa Democrats unanimously endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidential nomination.
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Abortion in Iowa is still legal—for now
Though the near-total ban was expected to go into effect Friday, last-minute legal action from Planned Parenthood means the ban is still on hold.
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Meet the people ensuring Iowans have abortion access
Abortion access will be harder once Iowa’s near-total abortion ban goes into effect, but there are people and organizations working to make sure Iowans can still get abortion care. And they’re not going anywhere.
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Iowa doctors say the new abortion ban has dangerously vague guidelines
The Iowa Board of Medicine’s guidelines on the abortion ban don’t help doctors navigate the reality of day-to-day care.
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How to get an abortion if you live in Iowa
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a near-total abortion ban should be allowed to go into effect. There will be at least three weeks before the injunction goes away, but people who need abortions should start planning now. The near-total ban—which leaves enforcement up to the Iowa Board of Medicine—requires doctors to look…
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Why the Iowa Supreme Court allowed near-total abortion ban
Abortion is now banned in Iowa before most people know they’re pregnant. On Friday, June 28, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Iowa’s near-total abortion should be allowed to go into effect, dissolving the injunction that had blocked it for 11 months. The ruling will also make abortion restrictions easier to pass in the…
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Iowa’s near-total abortion ban takes effect
A near-total abortion ban is now in place in Iowa. The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday, June 28, ruled 4-3 to dissolve the injunction placed on the law in July 2023 by Polk County District Judge Joseph Seidlin, at the request of Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird. The majority included Matthew…
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How a near-total abortion ban would give domestic abusers in Iowa more power
As the Iowa Supreme Court considers a near-total abortion ban, experts reveal how domestic abusers use abortion bans to control their victims.
