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Iowa doesn't have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state's abortion ban part of the problem?

The Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Iowa has seen a sharp increase in births since a neighboring rural hospital stopped delivering babies. For more than a year, the hospital has been trying to hire two doctors who can do obstetrics.

Iowa ranks last among states for the number of OB-GYNS per capita. State legislators are trying to recruit more, but some doctors say the state's strict abortion ban is partially to blame.

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