Abortion access advocates say the number of Iowans who seek abortions has not decreased in the year since the state’s six-week abortion ban began enforcement — but the barriers to receiving that care have risen.

Abortions reported in Iowa have fallen substantially over the past year as the Fetal Heartbeat Law took effect.

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