Iowa doesn’t have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state’s abortion law contributing to the problem?
For Dr. Jonna Quinn, practicing medicine in her home state of Iowa once felt like a dream realized. But when hospital restrictions and new abortion laws began colliding with her oath to provide care, that dream unraveled. She joined a quiet exodus of OB-GYNs leaving states where reproductive rights are under tightening control. In Iowa—the state with the fewest obstetricians per capita—the strain is showing. Fewer doctors, heavier workloads, and shrinking options are reshaping maternal care for both providers and patients. Natalie Krebs with NPR has the full story.
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