Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R-Peosta) provided strong closing remarks on Thursday during a subcommittee on providing information to patients on medication abortions. Lundgren signed the bill out of subcommittee.
She took exceptions to the things she heard from groups opposing the measure, which included Planned Parenthood.
“I heard a lot of things today,” Lundgren said. “Required information to women denies care, erects barriers and gets misinformation. I honestly sit here and cannot believe that anyone would say it is wrong to give a woman information in regards to her health care, especially people in this room who seem to care so much about women’s health care.”
Lundgren agreed with Rep. Joel Frye, noting two documents contradicting each other.
“We certainly have to take a look at all of that information, however, information to people is not a bad thing,” she said. “Any woman that’s placed in a situation where she is faced with this decision should have every ounce of information available to her to make the right decision and, if possible, to change her mind should she go home and choose to do so.
“I do take issue with anyone saying that this information would keep sexual assault victims from seeking help. We’re not talking about any of that in this bill. We’re talking about, plain and simple, information being provided to women. And I just can’t believe some of you could stand here and say that that’s a bad thing.”