Iowa Physicians for Reproductive Freedom (IAPRF) condemns the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the six-week abortion ban, citing its harmful impact on healthcare access and bodily autonomy. IAPRF pledges to advocate for reproductive rights and challenge this restrictive legislation.

IVF helps overcome the inefficiency of human reproduction by generating multiple embryos, but abortion bans threaten its effectiveness. Restrictive laws could eliminate choices about excess embryos, force clinics to shut down, and worsen Iowa’s OB-Gyn physician shortage, impacting infertility care and access to modern medical treatments.

Restricting abortion access has far-reaching consequences, including increased poverty, unemployment, maternal deaths, and poorer health and developmental outcomes for children, while disproportionately harming marginalized communities and perpetuating inequities across generations.

More than 60% of Iowans support safe, accessible abortion care, a decision that should remain between patients and providers—not dictated by government or Gov. Reynolds’ extreme agenda.