Julie Russell-Steuart

Jul 16, 2023 | indybay.org | Julie Russell-Steuart

Originally published on Bleeding Heartland. The disability community is one of the most impacted by the harmful and egregious Iowa abortion ban. People with disabilities are more likely to have medical reasons to have an abortion that do not fit into any of the exemptions. Our medications can interfere with a successful pregnancy.

Jul 11, 2023 | bleedingheartland.com | Bronxin Iowa |Julie Russell-Steuart |Steve Corbin |Patrick Muller

Writing under the handle “Bronxiniowa,” Ira Lacher, who actually hails from the Bronx, New York, is a longtime journalism, marketing, and public relations professional. If you're reading this on Wednesday, July 12, you will likely find that Iowa has a new law prohibiting abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, one of the . Legislators met in special session on July 11 so that Republicans could send this bill to Governor Kim Reynolds by cover of night for her to sign.

Jul 11, 2023 | bleedingheartland.com | Julie Russell-Steuart |Steve Corbin |Patrick Muller |Laura Belin

Julie Russell-Steuart is a printmaker and activist who chairs the Iowa Democratic Party’s Disability Caucus. The Iowa legislature convenes on July 11 for a special session to pass a near-total abortion ban. The disability community is one of the most impacted by the harmful and egregious proposed abortion ban. People with disabilities are more likely to have medical reasons to have an abortion that do not fit into any of the exemptions. Our medications can interfere with a successful pregnancy.