Laura Belin, Author at Bleeding Heartland - Bleeding Heartland

Following two days of contentious debate in the Iowa Senate, the chamber’s calendar for Wednesday, February 21 appeared to be stacked with non-controversial bills. Then State Senator Jeff Edler rose to offer Senate File 2369, an “act relating to autologous and directed blood donations.” The blood donation bill may not be as impactful as other legislation Senate Republicans approved last week: proposals to undermine Iowa’s state auditor, reduce Medicaid eligibility for pregnant Iowans, make state funded crisis pregnancy centers less accountable, enable discrimination if grounded in religious beliefs, and repeal the gender balance requirement for state boards and commissions. Yet Senate File 2369 is important—not only because of its potential impact on the blood supply, but ...

bleedingheartland.com     Feb 25, 2024