State-funded crisis pregnancy services may be a year away

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : State funding could help them better meet the needs of their clients, Wonio said, and help them take on more clients in the future, if they see an increase in need following abortion law changes.
52% : But the $500,000 in state funding the Legislature allocated to expand these services is not yet available and new abortion restrictions may come first.
50% : Iowa organizations encouraging alternatives to abortion may see increased demand for their services if abortion laws change.
49% : The Legislature passed the "More Options for Maternal Support" (MOMS) program into law earlier this year, appropriating $500,000 toward funding nonprofit organizations that encourage alternatives to abortion.
43% : Abortion is still legal in Iowa, but the U.S. and state supreme courts decided this summer that the medical procedure is not protected under the federal or state constitution.
43% : These decisions opened the doors for legislation and court challenges seeking to restrict abortion in the state.
40% : Centers and critics take issue with state fundingIowa is not the only state to fund abortion alternatives, but programs have been controversial in some states.
36% : On the other side, Democrats in Texas called to divert money from their state's "Alternative to Abortion" program toward funding family planning services that have more regulation, and which do not discourage abortion as an option.
35% : In Iowa, advocates with Planned Parenthood criticized the program during the 2022 legislative session for supporting "crisis pregnancy centers" that discourage or prevent people from accessing abortions.

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