Iowa clinics rushed to squeeze in abortions before a new 6-week ban. How they managed it


As the implementation of Iowa’s new “fetal heartbeat” bill loomed, staff at abortion clinics across the state scrambled to get as many patients seen as possible.

Earlier in the week, Paige Bergholtz, a patient services navigator for Planned Parenthood North Central States, called patients to get as many appointments as possible scheduled before Friday, when Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the six-week abortion ban into law.

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