An Iowa Senate subcommitee has advanced a bill supporters say would prevent abortion pills from being mailed into Iowa by requiring an in-person visit to an Iowa physician before abortion pills can be prescribed. Pulse Life Advocates executive director Maggie DeWitte a spokesperson Iowa Pro-Life Leaders — urged lawmakers to pass the bill. “While we would support taking this drug completely off the market, in the meantime we want some common sense safeguards to ensure the safety of women who are ingesting this drug.”
Medical groups say the bill requires Iowa physicians prescribing abortion pills to share inaccurate information about abortion reversal drugs. Two Republican senators on the subcommittee voted to advance the bill, however both suggested the bill will be changed as it moves through the senate. Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner, the other member of the subcommittee, voted against the bill.
