The number of women having abortions in Iowa climbed last year, a turnaround that critics blame on the state’s controversial decision to withdraw from a federally funded family planning program.
After decades of plummeting abortion numbers, the state last year recorded 3,566 abortions. That is 8% more than the previous year.
The Des Moines Register reports last year’s increase came after the number of Iowa abortions dropped 56% from 2008 to 2018.
