Despite what some candidates in this race have said, this action in South Dakota shows there's a chance a woman's right to make her own health care choices could be threatened.

I met my wife in South Dakota.

I grew up in the Midwest. I grew up in South Dakota.

As a lifelong Iowan who has been a farmer, a registered nurse, a small businesswoman, a state senator and secretary of agriculture, Patty has spent her life devoted to her community and her state.

People are not always as troubled by a position you take as they are troubled when you flip and you flop and you try to get every side of the issue. You have seen what I believe is an election-year conversion.

I believe the governor has a role to play in expanding coverage and reducing health care costs until all Iowans' needs are met.