Victims of sexual assault and rape will get free emergency contraceptive care in Polk County in the wake of a recent state decision to pause providing the service. The Polk County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to provide free services to victims of those crimes, which includes emergency contraception like Plan B and in rare cases, abortion, that had previously been paid for by the state. The move comes a few weeks after Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said she is still reviewing whether to permanently halt the longstanding practice of providing the free services to victims. Bird, a Republican, paused those payments when she took office in January after ousting former Attorney Tom Miller, a Democrat. She has previously said the pause in payments is part of a larger review of the state's victim services programs. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #IApolitics #IAgov #abortion