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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Saturday July 06, 2024 ( 2 items )  

ASRT House of Delegates Elects Speaker and Vice Speaker
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 1 -- The American Society of Radiologic Technologists issued the following news release: The ASRT House of Delegates has elected Shellie Pike, M.S.R.S., R.R.A., R.T.(R)(CT), as speaker of the House and Ashley Perkins, M.H.A., R.T.(R)(MR), as vice speaker of the House. Pike serves as a registered radiologist assistant for Radiology Consultants of Iowa in Cedar Rapids. Perkins is the clinical imaging specialist at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. Pike a  more

FFRF: Iowa court's abortion ban disenfranchises women
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 1 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: A divided Iowa Supreme Court decision Friday, in approving a ban on most abortions, has effectively turned women in that state into noncitizens. In an appalling miscarriage of justice, the court determined that a state constitutional right to life and liberty applies only to fetuses, not born women and pregnant persons. "Those of us who care about civil liberties must guard against becoming h  more