This story contains descriptions of an invasive medical procedure and mention of sexual assault. It’s been nearly three decades since Shelby Smith underwent a series of invasive procedures as a young ...

With any medical procedure—whether surgery, an MRI, or placing tubes in a child's ears—little kids don’t understand what’s happening even after it’s explained. They don’t know what’s wrong with their ...

THIS REPUBLICAN BACKED PLAN DID MOVE FORWARD, BUT LIKE SO MANY BILLS THAT WE’VE HEARD ABOUT THIS SESSION, THE EMOTIONAL DEBATE TODAY REALLY CAME DOWN TO PROTECTING IOWA KIDS AND DENYING THIS MEDICAL ...