Abortion

On this Newbuzz edition of River to River, we hear about Iowa's abortion landscape, community college loan defaults and plenty more.

This week marks one year since a state law went into effect banning abortion when cardiac activity is detected, with some exceptions. The law has had drastic effects on abortion care in the state.

Trump administration rescinded Biden-era guidance on emergency abortions, sowing confusion in states with abortion restrictions and bans.

Planned Parenthood recently announced the closure of four clinics in Iowa, pointing to funding cuts that could be worsened after a reconciliation that would defund the organization passed the House.

Planned Parenthood North Central States announced it plans to close four clinics in Iowa, leaving the state with just two clinics in Ames and Iowa City.

In Americans 18 to 29, 40% of women identify as liberal, compared to 25% of men. The political gender gap is impacting how young people socialize and date.

Strained budgets, tax reform and the trickle down from changing federal policy are a few of the themes surrounding Midwestern state legislatures this year.

Public, private and charter schools in Iowa would be required to show fetal development videos to students starting in fifth grade under a bill passed Thursday by Republicans in the Iowa House.

The Iowa Maternal Mortality Review Committee's most recent report found the majority of deaths between 2019 and 2021 were preventable.

The natural-cause death rate for those 25-54 years old is 43 percent higher in rural than urban areas, according to a report released from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.