Iowa bill would add limits for medication abortion access

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Iowans seeking to access abortion pills in the state would be required to have an in-person visit with a health care provider under a bill advancing in the Iowa Senate, as other Republican-led states also attempt to place restrictions on medication abortions.

Anti-abortion advocates at Iowa Capitol — Anti-abortion advocates pray in the Iowa Capitol Rotunda on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, ahead of a subcommittee hearing on a bill that would severely restrict the use of abortion medication and telemedicine.
TOM BARTON, Cedar Rapids Gazette

Abortion pill subcommittee — From left, Iowa state Sens. Janice Weiner, D-Iowa City, Jason Schultz, R-Schleswig, and Cherielynn Westrich, R-Ottumwa, discuss a bill placing restrictions on medication abortion during an Iowa Senate subcommittee at the Iowa State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026.
MAYA MARCHEL HOFF, QUAD-CITY TIMES

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Teresa Fuller — Teresa Fuller, left, who practices family medicine, testifies against an Iowa Senate bill placing restrictions on medication abortion during a subcommittee hearing on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026.
MAYA MARCHEL HOFF, QUAD-CITY TIMES