Iowa stops paying for rape victims' morning-after pills and abortions

Brenna Bird, the new Republican attorney general, says she's evaluating if paying for emergency contraception is 'an appropriate use of public funds.'

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Iowa attorney general halts payments for rape victims' contraceptives, abortions

The Iowa Attorney General's Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception — and in rare cases, abortions — for victims of sexual assault, a move that drew criticism from some victim advocates.

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