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From January – August 2023, state legislatures nationwide passed various bills into law. While following these developments, the League noticed several important trends around voting rights and election administration.
This story was originally published by RadioIowa.
Dr. Deborah Ann Turner, president of the League of Women Voters of the United States, is an OB/GYN who was medical director at Planned Parenthood North Central States. She previously practiced at hospitals in Davenport, Mason City and Des Moines. “Respect the people seeking abortion as individuals,” Turner said at the hearing “…You have no license or right to make medical decisions about anyone’s health except your own.”
This press release was published by Marquis Who's Who.
Dr. Turner has held her role with the League of Women Voters since 2020
This story was originally published in The Gazette.
League of Women Voters leading the charge in exploring creating a new child care center and helping more people become in-home providers.
This article was originally published in The Daily Iowan.
Terese Grant, president of the Iowa League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting voter rights, said the midterms are important because the results determine who will represent Iowa in Washington D.C. and who will make state laws in Des Moines.
In the past year, the League has joined litigation to fight back against the flood of anti-abortion bills that have been put forward across the country.