'Chilling effect': GOP bill would kill Iowa obscenity law exemption for libraries, schools
Iowa Republican lawmakers are seeking to remove an exemption in Iowa's obscenity law that protects libraries and educational ...
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New Bills in Iowa Threaten to Tighten Obscenity Provisions for Libraries
House File 274 would repeal a section of the Iowa Code that addresses obscenity exemptions for public libraries and ...
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House Republicans file bills to restrict access to medication abortion
Bills introduced Monday by Iowa House Republicans would ban access to medication abortion in the state and force health care ...
Bill banning obscenities in school and library materials advances in House
Legislators didn't explicitly define what is considered "obscene," but the bill advanced on a 2-1 vote, bringing it one step away from debate on the House floor.
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Iowa Republicans propose banning ‘obscene’ books from public libraries
A law banning books that depict sex from school libraries is already in effect. Now, lawmakers are looking at local libraries ...
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Bill advances to remove Iowa obscenity law exemptions for libraries, schools
Republican lawmakers’ efforts to protect children from books and material they view as obscene would extend beyond schools to ...
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Bill takes aim at library content
DES MOINES — Iowa Republican lawmakers gave initial approval Monday to a bill that would remove legal exemptions in obscenity ...