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Six-Week Abortion Ban Remains Permanently Blocked in Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa — Today a district court ruled against Gov. Kim Reynolds’s attempt to resurrect an abortion ban law that she signed but the courts never allowed to go into effect.

Dec. 13, 2022 • Iowa

Planned Parenthood North Central States Unveils
Renovated Ames Health Center

Ames, Iowa – Planned Parenthood North Central States (PPNCS) recently unveiled its newly renovated, state-of-the-art health center in Ames, Iowa.

May 19, 2022 • Iowa

Planned Parenthood North Central States Announces Plan to Rejoin Title X

Nov. 9, 2021 • Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

Court Continues to Block Law that Would Require People Seeking an Abortion to Visit a “Crisis Pregnancy Center”

A federal judge has continued to block a South Dakota law that would require people seeking an abortion to involuntarily submit to a 'private interview' with an organization that is strongly opposed to abortion. 

Aug. 26, 2021 • Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

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