Pro-life liberals no longer have a home
[Dan Lipinski, a Democrat, representing Illinois’s Third Congressional District was one of the few remaining pro-life Democrats in Congress. He lost his primary election to a pro-abortion candidate. Here is an excerpt from his piece in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.] Politico’s Shia Kapos posed this question: “There are some pro-life Democrats, like Tim…
Read MorePlanned Parenthood is “life-affirming.” Seriously?
Non essential business have shutdown, or are in the process of doing so to protect human life during the Coronavirus crisis. This is occurring coast-to-coast. Coronavirus infections are soaring. According to data from a variety of sources, including the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control, we have 51,215 confirmed cases in the…
Read MoreHow the Coronavirus affects abortion politics
Right or wrong, politics play a part in most crises. Iowans for LIFE is acutely concerned with its impact on abortion politics. The Protect Life Amendment update At the state level, the Protect Life Amendment is on hold, as the legislative session has been suspended for the next thirty days. As review, the Amendment passed…
Read MoreWhat kind of people #CelebrateAbortionProviders?
What kind of people #CelebrateAbortionProviders? Three kinds: The misguided. Oftentimes, these are future pro-lifers. How many women have been hurt by abortion? Millions. Many don’t realize what they are doing until the physical, emotional, and spiritual reality kicks in. Sometimes it takes decades for that to happen. Sometimes minutes. The financial profiteers. There’s money in…
Read MoreChuck Schumer pays homage to abortion’s violent legacy
The essence of abortion is violence. The essence of abortion politics is intimidation. Brute force and lies rule. Whether it’s a helpless baby that has miraculously survived an attempt on its life, also known as an abortion, or a Supreme Court Justice deciding an abortion case, violence, intimidation, and force will be deployed by the…
Read MoreCatholic doctor explains why abortion clinics should have hospital admitting privileges
The Supreme Court heard June Medical Services v. Russo Wednesday morning. The Court will decide if a state (Louisiana, in this case) has the right to require abortion clinics to have admitting privileges to a hospital before they can perform human abortions in their clinics. Let’s look at the law and today’s hearing: Has the…
Read MoreRiveting pro-life testimony from Laura Limmex
Laura Limmex is Executive Director of Restored by Grace Ministries. Here is her pro-life testimony from Tuesday night’s public hearing for the Protect Life Amendment: Good evening. My name is Laura Limmex. I’m the Executive Director and Founder of Restored by Grace. An organization formed to offer hope and healing to women, men and families…
Read MoreMaggie DeWitte testifies at the public hearing for the Protect Life Amendment
I’m Maggie DeWitte of Iowans for LIFE, and chairwoman of the Coalition of Pro-Life Leaders. Today, you’re going to hear a lot about abortion, and the organizations I speak for make it very clear where we stand on the sanctity of human life. That little child in her mother’s womb – she’s a baby, and…
Read MoreThe theology of Life
The pro-life movement makes the case for the sanctity of human life by invoking the overwhelming mountain of evidence provided by science. Scientific evidence persuades secularists. However, many people of faith still accept abortion as a matter of personal conscience. This upcoming weekend’s Mass readings should give these ‘pro-choice’ Christians pause, for it makes a…
Read MoreIowa Senate passes the Protect Life Amendment
As expected, the Iowa Senate passed the Protect Life Amendment along party lines in a 32 to 18 vote. IFL Executive Director, was on hand and was interviewed on WOI television, which you can watch here. The amendment, if passed in two consecutive legislative sessions, and approved by a vote of the people, would undo…
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