Iowans seeking abortions increasingly travel to Minnesota

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : "Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds earlier this year signed into law legislation extending coverage of postpartum care for new moms under Medicaid from 60 days required under federal law to 12 months.
59% : "Planned Parenthood reduces abortion services in IowaSince the Iowa law took effect, Planned Parenthood has adjusted its operations in the state, focusing on preventive care, wellness and family planning.
51% : She said Planned Parenthood has posted and hired for 25 to 30 positions across five Midwest clinics since May.
51% : Iowa patients have been proactive in seeking care due to legislative changes, and Planned Parenthood has seen a shift with more Iowa patients seeking care earlier, Parrow said.
51% : "Ban forces 'desperate' Iowans to make quick decisionsKristina Remus is a patient services associate with Planned Parenthood based in Minneapolis, who handles scheduling and patient inquiries for all its locations in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and the Dakotas.
49% : "The border communities have become so important within this space, and here in Mankato, for example, we expanded to offer medication abortion in January of this year after relocating to this bigger space" last year, Richardson said.Planned Parenthood also is in the midst of an expansion that will triple the number of exam rooms at its Omaha, Nebraska, clinic.
48% : Planned Parenthood offers the abortion pill up to 11 weeks of pregnancy by appointment only.
47% : Planned Parenthood no longer is providing medication abortion at clinics in Des Moines, Iowa City and Sioux City.Medication and in-clinic abortion are offered just over the state line in Omaha.
43% : That's placed strain on abortion providers like Planned Parenthood to accommodate patients traveling from states that have restrictive abortion laws, and created large financial and logistical hurdles to travel to receive care.
39% : "Patients feel 'hopeless'Holly Thomas is an abortion patient navigator with Planned Parenthood.

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