The Iowa attorney general’s office will resume emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assault but end the rare practice of reimbursing victims for abortions. More than 350 claims for emergency contraception that were pending while Attorney General Brenna Bird's office conducted a comprehensive review of victim services will be paid.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announces the results of her office’s review of victim services in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, May 31, 2024. Bird decided to resume emergency contraception funding for sexual assault victims but end the rare practice of reimbursing victims for abortions. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announces the results of her office’s review of victim services in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, May 31, 2024.
The policy under Bird’s Democratic predecessor, Tom Miller, had been to partially cover the cost of contraception for sexual assault victims. In rare cases, the cost of abortion for sexual assault victims was also covered, the previous attorney general’s Victim Assistance Division Director Sandi Tibbetts Murphy told the Des Moines Register last year.
According to the attorney general’s office, 362 claims for emergency contraception filed during that time will be reimbursed immediately after information with hospitals is verified.Mazie Stilwell, director of public affairs for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, said the audit was a “reprehensible” politicization of sexual assault victims.
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