Iowa Law Banning Mail-Order Abortions Goes Into Effect Today

A new Iowa law banning mail-order abortions will take effect today that could save babies and help women avoid dangerous abortion pills.The law requires in-person physician visits before women can obtain abortion-inducing drugs, ending mail-order and telehealth access to drugs such as mifepristone and misoprostol.Signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds on May 20, the measure mandates that the deadly abortion pills be dispensed only in a health care setting following an in-person appointment. It also clarifi