Research summary
Research summary
Topic summary
Trace their public records on Iowa abortion law and related congressional or state votes.
Key research questions
- Investigate "Iowa Senate: Ashley Hinson vs.
Important claims and supporting citations
Josh Turek was absent and did not vote when the Iowa House passed HF 732, the six-week abortion ban, by 56–34 during the July 11, 2023 special session.
Josh Turek attributed his missed vote on HF 732 to a serious medical problem related to his disability and apologized to constituents for not being present to vote against the bill.
Josh Turek missed an Iowa legislative vote on a bill increasing criminal penalties for causing the death of an 'unborn person.'
Ashley Hinson publicly supports abortion exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother, despite co-sponsoring the Life at Conception Act which lacked explicit exceptions for rape and incest.
In January 2026, Josh Turek announced that he filed legislation to repeal Iowa's six-week abortion ban.
On May 1, 2026, Josh Turek voted nay on Iowa House HF 2788, which added restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs and informed-consent rules.
Iowa's 2017 SF 471, voted for by Ashley Hinson, imposed a 72-hour waiting requirement alongside its 20-week abortion limit.
Ashley Hinson voted in the Iowa House for SF 471, a 2017 law that barred most abortions at 20 weeks post-fertilization without general exceptions for rape and incest.
Outstanding questions
- Josh Turek was absent and did not vote when the Iowa House passed HF 732, the six-week abortion ban, by 56–34 during the July 11, 2023 special session.
- Josh Turek attributed his missed vote on HF 732 to a serious medical problem related to his disability and apologized to constituents for not being present to vote against the bill.
- Josh Turek missed an Iowa legislative vote on a bill increasing criminal penalties for causing the death of an 'unborn person.'
- Ashley Hinson publicly supports abortion exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother, despite co-sponsoring the Life at Conception Act which lacked explicit exceptions for rape and incest.
- In January 2026, Josh Turek announced that he filed legislation to repeal Iowa's six-week abortion ban.
- On May 1, 2026, Josh Turek voted nay on Iowa House HF 2788, which added restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs and informed-consent rules.
- Iowa's 2017 SF 471, voted for by Ashley Hinson, imposed a 72-hour waiting requirement alongside its 20-week abortion limit.
- Ashley Hinson voted in the Iowa House for SF 471, a 2017 law that barred most abortions at 20 weeks post-fertilization without general exceptions for rape and incest.
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Following the Dobbs decision, Ashley Hinson stated that abortion should be left to the states and that she do…
Following the Dobbs decision, Ashley Hinson stated that abortion should be left to the states and that she does not support a national abortion ban.
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Josh Turek connects healthcare access, including reproductive care, to his personal disability advocacy and l…
Josh Turek connects healthcare access, including reproductive care, to his personal disability advocacy and lived experience with spina bifida.
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Ashley Hinson has received an endorsement from Susan B.
Ashley Hinson has received an endorsement from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
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In September 2022, Ashley Hinson joined House Republicans in sponsoring a nationwide 15-week abortion limit w…
In September 2022, Ashley Hinson joined House Republicans in sponsoring a nationwide 15-week abortion limit with narrow exceptions for rape, incest, and threats to maternal life.
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Ashley Hinson voted for the FY2024 agriculture appropriations bill that included a provision restricting the…
Ashley Hinson voted for the FY2024 agriculture appropriations bill that included a provision restricting the mail distribution of mifepristone.
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Josh Turek missed an Iowa legislative vote on a bill increasing criminal penalties for causing the death of a…
Josh Turek missed an Iowa legislative vote on a bill increasing criminal penalties for causing the death of an 'unborn person.'
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On January 23, 2025, Ashley Hinson voted in favor of HR 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
On January 23, 2025, Ashley Hinson voted in favor of HR 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
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On May 1, 2026, Josh Turek voted nay on Iowa House HF 2788, which added restrictions on abortion-inducing dru…
On May 1, 2026, Josh Turek voted nay on Iowa House HF 2788, which added restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs and informed-consent rules.
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On May 1, 2018, while serving in the Iowa House, Ashley Hinson voted for SF 359, which prohibited most aborti…
On May 1, 2018, while serving in the Iowa House, Ashley Hinson voted for SF 359, which prohibited most abortions once embryonic or fetal cardiac activity could be detected.
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Ashley Hinson publicly voiced support for IVF access following the February 2024 Alabama Supreme Court IVF ru…
Ashley Hinson publicly voiced support for IVF access following the February 2024 Alabama Supreme Court IVF ruling.
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On July 15, 2022, Ashley Hinson voted against the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, which a…
On July 15, 2022, Ashley Hinson voted against the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, which aimed to protect interstate travel for abortion care.
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Representative Ashley Hinson voted in favor of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act in the U.S.
Representative Ashley Hinson voted in favor of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act in the U.S. House in 2023.
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On September 24, 2021, Ashley Hinson voted against HR 3755, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, which…
On September 24, 2021, Ashley Hinson voted against HR 3755, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, which passed the House 218–211.
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Iowa Senate File 471 (2017)
Iowa Senate File 471 (2017)
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Life at Conception Act
Life at Conception Act
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Iowa Six-Week Abortion Ban and Legislative Action
Iowa Six-Week Abortion Ban and Legislative Action
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Ashley Hinson voted in the Iowa House for SF 471, a 2017 law that barred most abortions at 20 weeks post-fert…
Ashley Hinson voted in the Iowa House for SF 471, a 2017 law that barred most abortions at 20 weeks post-fertilization without general exceptions for rape and incest.
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Iowa State Representative Josh Turek opposed Iowa's six-week abortion ban during the 2023 special session and…
Iowa State Representative Josh Turek opposed Iowa's six-week abortion ban during the 2023 special session and campaigned on codifying Roe-era abortion protections.
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Josh Turek publicly stated that Iowa's six-week abortion restriction is worsening the state's physician short…
Josh Turek publicly stated that Iowa's six-week abortion restriction is worsening the state's physician shortage by discouraging obstetricians and gynecologists from practicing in Iowa.
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In 2022, Ashley Hinson voted against the updated version of the Women’s Health Protection Act following the o…
In 2022, Ashley Hinson voted against the updated version of the Women’s Health Protection Act following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Iowa enacted a six-week fetal heartbeat abortion ban during a July 2023 special legislative session, which to…
Iowa enacted a six-week fetal heartbeat abortion ban during a July 2023 special legislative session, which took effect in July 2024 following a 4-3 Iowa Supreme Court ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Reynolds.
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Ashley Hinson co-sponsored the federal Life at Conception Act, which applied Fourteenth Amendment protections…
Ashley Hinson co-sponsored the federal Life at Conception Act, which applied Fourteenth Amendment protections to human life starting at fertilization without an express exception for rape or incest.
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Josh Turek was absent and did not vote when the Iowa House passed HF 732, the six-week abortion ban, by 56–34…
Josh Turek was absent and did not vote when the Iowa House passed HF 732, the six-week abortion ban, by 56–34 during the July 11, 2023 special session.
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In January 2026, Josh Turek announced that he filed legislation to repeal Iowa's six-week abortion ban.
In January 2026, Josh Turek announced that he filed legislation to repeal Iowa's six-week abortion ban.
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Ashley Hinson publicly supports abortion exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother, despite co-…
Ashley Hinson publicly supports abortion exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother, despite co-sponsoring the Life at Conception Act which lacked explicit exceptions for rape and incest.
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At a May 2026 primary debate, Josh Turek pledged that his first abortion-policy priority in the U.S.
At a May 2026 primary debate, Josh Turek pledged that his first abortion-policy priority in the U.S. Senate would be codifying Roe v. Wade.
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Iowa's 2017 SF 471, voted for by Ashley Hinson, imposed a 72-hour waiting requirement alongside its 20-week a…
Iowa's 2017 SF 471, voted for by Ashley Hinson, imposed a 72-hour waiting requirement alongside its 20-week abortion limit.
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Josh Turek attributed his missed vote on HF 732 to a serious medical problem related to his disability and ap…
Josh Turek attributed his missed vote on HF 732 to a serious medical problem related to his disability and apologized to constituents for not being present to vote against the bill.
Labels: Source-linked, Medium, investigate