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Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R-Peosta) said last Tuesday was a very good day for those who are pro-life after three bills involving abortion advanced through her House Human Resources committee.

Lundgren, the chair of the committee, said the previous year didn’t feature many contentious issues if any at all. But on something like this, it comes down to a philosophical difference in the party platforms.

“They’re pro-choice, we’re pro-life,” she said. “When we get that opportunity or a door opens for us to advance pro-life issues in this state, we’re going to take it and run through the door with it.”

The discovery of more than 2,000 fetal remains at the home of an Indiana abortion doctor led to the fetal death and disposition bill. Another bill was strictly about providing information to pregnant women.

“There is data out there now that says Progesterone reserves an abortion,” Lundgren said. “It goes back to informing women of the choice. Any mom would do anything if they chose to save their baby. We’re not telling them they have to, we’re not saying they have to prescribe it. We’re just saying you have to let them know the option is out there. That always floors me when the other side will disagree — that information is a bad thing to give our patients in our state.”

It’s difficult to know how many women would seek out the abortion reversal pill if they knew it was available.

“People are making these decisions in crises and they think that’s their only option,” Lundgren said. “But how many people do that and that guilt sets in when they get home and they think they did the wrong thing? But they think they’re halfway through it and they can’t change their mind.”

Ultimately, Lundgren said it only makes sense for doctors to warn their patients of the risks associated with RU-486.

“That’s what this bill is telling them, you’ve got to tell them,” she said. “I mean gosh, look at any drug on TV being advertised and there’s a whole list of factors because one person maybe had a side effect from it. Why would you not give women that information? Because it ruins their industry.”

Author: Jacob Hall

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