Statement from IDP on Texas Abortion Ban

One Week Later: Iowa Democratic Leaders continue to speak out following Texas abortion ban 

Below are statements from Chair Ross Wilburn and IDP Women’s & Progressive Caucuses 

“Iowa cannot become Texas. Iowa Republicans have already set the stage for a total abortion ban in our state. Abortion must be kept safe and legal for all - especially for people of color, low income and rural Iowans. I stand with Congressional Democrats in their efforts to codify Roe v. Wade. Politics have no place in one of the most personal health care decisions a person can make. We’re all Iowans at the end of the day, and should treat our friends and neighbors with compassion and kindness – not shame and stigma – as they navigate these decisions." - Chair Ross Wilburn 

“The Texas ban opens the door for other states to adopt similar legislation and is nothing but an all-out assault on patients, health care providers and communities. It pits neighbors against neighbors and puts a bounty on those who help others access abortion. Today, it’s Texas but tomorrow it could be Iowa. We are facing the very real possibility that Iowans won’t have access to safe and legal abortion in just a few short years and will be forced into pregnancy and parenthood.” - Jamie Burch Elliott, IDP Women’s Caucus