The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception and in some cases abortions for victims of sexual assaults. Federal regulations and state laws require that Iowa pay many expenses associated with sexual assault victims seeking medical help. Under the previous attorney general’s control, Iowa paid for forensic exams, treatment for sexually transmitted infections, Plan B, and other treatments to prevent pregnancy as part of the state’s victim compensation fund. Now, with new Attorney General Brenna Bird, those payments are under hold as the state reviews its victim services program.
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Bird’s Press Secretary Alyssa Brouillet released a statement that said,
“As a part of her top-down, bottom-up audit of victim assistance, Attorney General Bird is carefully evaluating whether this is an appropriate use of public funds. Until that review is complete, payment of these pending claims will be delayed.”
Iowa’s victim compensation fund hold comes as the US conflicts on the legality of abortion medication mifepristone. While the drug is available now it may soon be removed, causing liberals and abortionists in the state to scramble over their next steps. Many stated Bird’s move is “deplorable and reprehensible” as they were caught off guard by the news. While others feel the timing of it all shows the “importance” of the abortion drug.
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The money the state uses for the victim compensation fund comes from fines and penalties that are paid in by convicted criminals. State law requires that the fund is used to pay “the cost of a medical examination of a victim for the purpose of gathering evidence and the cost of treatment of a victim for the purpose of preventing venereal diseases.” State law, however, does not mention contraception or pregnancy. The state seems to be reviewing the program as a new Attorney General takes over. Which is a good thing. Hopefully, it ends out being a good thing for life, as the laws regarding the fund exclude payments to abortion which is where the money is currently being spent.
The AP contributed to this article.
