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. Bird, a staunch abortion opponent, paused those payments while her office conducted a "top-down, bottom-up audit of victim assistance" to evaluate whether the policy as "an appropriate use of public funds," Bird's Communications Director Alyssa Brouillet has said. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #IApolitics #PlanB #HealthCare