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A new ad from the Democratic challenger in the southeast Iowa congressional race claims sitting Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks wants to outlaw all abortions nationwide. No exceptions for rape, incest, or to save a womans life.

The U.S. Supreme Court this summer overturning Roe v. Wade, long-held protections for abortion until fetal viability, spurred public debate over restrictions on abortion and is seen as a key issue by Democrats ahead of the midterm elections.

Congresswoman Miller-Meeks speaks during a luncheon, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the Dahl Old Car Home in Davenport.

Miller-Meeks said in a September debate and has said in interviews that she supports exceptions for rape, incest, and a womans life. She endorsed a bill from U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., that would prohibit abortion after 15 weeks with those exceptions.

Christina Bohannans ad is referring to Miller-Meeks co-sponsoring of the Life at Conception Act, a House proposal with 163 Republican co-sponsors that would guarantee a constitutional right to life of each born and pre-born human person from the moment of fertilization without explicit exceptions.

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In an interview last week with a Quad-City Times reporter, Miller-Meeks said when asked about the Act: I think that you can recognize medically that life begins at conception, and still have exceptions, as I've already noted. So again, my long-held position in multiple public interviews has been I'm pro-life with exceptions for life of the mother, rape, and incest.

Congressional candidate Christina Bohannan, a Democrat from Iowa City, will be in Davenport on Tuesday for a roundtable with health care officials about abortion.

Bohannan continues in the ad: I never imagined my daughter would grow up having fewer rights than I had. Im fighting to protect our right to choose. When it comes to our bodies, women should be in charge, not Washington politicians.

Iowa Sen. Kevin Kinney releases ad celebrating "Noah's law"

Iowa Sen. Kevin Kinney, a Democrat from Oxford, released his second ad of the election cycle, highlighting his work on a law honoring a Tiffin teen who drowned in the Coralville Reservoir in 2020.

When Noah Herring drowned in 2020, the people with him did not call for help, according to reports at the time, and did not tell the Johnson County Sheriffs office where his body was.

In the ad, Noahs cousin, Amber Herring, sitting with his mother Lisa Herring, tells the story of getting the law passed.

We reached out to Senator Kevin Kinney, who helped us pass a law so that what our family went through; another family does not have to go through, she says.

The ad was paid for by the Iowa Democratic Party.

The law, signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds in 2021, makes it a crime to not call emergency responders when someone appears to be in imminent danger and increases penalties for not telling authorities the location of a corpse. Three juveniles and one adult were charged with lesser crimes related to Herrings death, but failing to alert authorities was not a crime at the time.

In a statement, Kinney said the law was a bipartisan effort and the legislation was written with input from Herrings family.

I then worked across the aisle to get Noahs Law passed unanimously, he said. Im honored to have the support of Noahs family, and I will continue to work to protect crime victims and their families in the State Senate.

Grassley announces farmers coalition

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during a lunch for Republican volunteers during the "Hearts and Minds Day" door-knocking event, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)

Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley's campaign announced the county chairs of the Farmers for Grassley Coalition, a group of farmers who support Grassleys reelection.

The campaign previously announced the leadership of the group, which includes Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, former presidents of the Iowa Farm Bureau and Iowa Corn Growers Association, and former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey.

The list includes farmers from all of Iowas 99 counties. Grassley also announced a veterans coalition from the 99 counties in September.

Congress will rewrite the Farm Bill next year and we need a farmer to represent our interests in the U.S. Senate, Larry Madson, Shelby County farm chair, said in a news release from the campaign. ...Chuck is the strong voice we need to strengthen and sustain the family farm for generations to come. Iowa agriculture needs Chuck fighting for us more than ever.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, center, speaks to the media during a visit Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to the media Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence walks with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, center, greets fairgoers on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, center, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, greet fairgoers on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence walks through the Varied Industries Building on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence walks with Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence talks with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence checks his watch as he walks down the concourse Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence greets a fairgoer on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, right, walks past a corn dog stand Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence greets fairgoers on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence points to a pork picnic in a cup in the Iowa Pork Producers tent on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence eats a pork picnic in a cup Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in the Iowa Pork Producers tent during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence reacts after eating a pork picnic in a cup Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in the Iowa Pork Producers tent during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence reacts to supporters during a stop Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at the Iowa Pork Producers tent during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence talks with Juan Pina, right, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence talks with a fairgoer on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to the media Friday during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to reporters on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Former Vice President Mike Pence greets fairgoers on Friday during a visit to the Iowa State Fair.

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