Rob Sand: Iowa attorney general's decision to freeze Plan B payments 'makes my skin crawl'
Posted on AllSides March 27th, 2024
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State Auditor Rob Sand is accusing Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird of playing politics by freezing payments for sexual assault victims' morning-after pills, saying she is hiding behind an audit to avoid accountability for her decision. Sand, the sole Democrat in state office, criticized Bird, a Republican, for pausing those payments while her office conducts a review of victim services, which has been ongoing since she took office more than a year ago. In particular, Sand took issue with use of the term "audit" during his press conference Wednesday. “The...
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