Legislation
The truth about the Protect Life Amendment
By Bob Vander Plaats Abortion advocates aren’t telling you the whole truth about the proposed Protect Life Amendment to the Iowa state Constitution. In their efforts to malign the Protect Life Amendment, abortion activists conveniently leave out the most important details: why the amendment is needed, and what can happen right here in Iowa if…
Read MoreThe Protect Life Amendment has a language problem
The Iowa House and Senate both support the Protect Life Amendment. But they don’t agree on the language of the Amendment. Let’s compare: Iowa Senate’s Language Sec. 26. Protection of life. To defend the dignity of all human life, and to protect mothers and unborn children from efforts to expand abortion even to the day…
Read MoreThe Protect Life Amendment passes Iowa Senate!
Dear Fellow Pro-Lifer: The Senate just passed the Protect Life Amendment by a 30 to 17 vote! Way to go, pro-life legislators! The Iowa House already passed a similar Amendment, which means both Houses will need to negotiate the final language of the bill. This is the first, critical step to returning the Iowa Constitution…
Read MoreThe pro-abortion Equal Rights Amendment moves closer to reality
The House of Representatives changed the rules on ratifying the pro-abortion Equal Rights Amendment along a largely part line vote. If it passes the Senate, President Biden promises to sign it. Here’s what the ERA actually says: “Equality of rights under law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any…
Read MoreUrgent Action needed to prevent taxpayer funding for abortion in COVID Relief Bill
A message from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Action Center: Congress will soon vote on a new COVID relief bill, called the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that addresses the needs of many vulnerable people related to the pandemic. Unfortunately, unlike previous COVID relief bills, this bill appropriates billions of taxpayer dollars that…
Read MoreThe ‘Equality’ Act promotes abortion and scuttles religious liberty
By MIKE MANNO Several times in this column, I’ve mentioned my earlier allegiance to the Democratic Party. I attended conventions, held party office, and was elected as a Democrat to public office. I was as partisan as they come and have the newspaper clippings to prove it. I came of political age while in grade…
Read MoreDemocrats promote physician assisted-suicide bill
Nine Democrats have sponsored new legislation to make Iowa the 4th state in the country making physician-assisted suicide legal. The nine include: State Reps. Brian Meyer (D-Des Moines), Dennis Cohoon (D-Burlington), Cindy Winckler (D-Davenport), Sally Stutsman (D-Riverside), Mary Mascher (D-Iowa City), Timi Brown-Powers (D-Waterloo), Mary Lynn Wolfe (D-Clinton), Marti Anderson (D-Des Moines), and Beth Wessel-Kroeschell…
Read MoreMaggie DeWitte testifies before the Iowa Senate in support of the Protect Life Amendment
My name is Maggie DeWitte, and I am the Executive Director of Iowans for LIFE and the spokesman for the Coalition of pro-life leaders. In 2018 a grave injustice happened in the state of Iowa. A fundamental right to abortion was created in our Iowa Constitution. This was never a right granted in our constitution…
Read MoreOver-the-counter oral contraception is a bad idea
[This is Maggie DeWitte’s testimony at the Iowa Capital today.] Good Morning, my name is Maggie DeWitte, and I am the Executive Director of Iowans for LIFE. I am here today speaking against House Study Bill 121 for several reasons. This bill states it does not include any drug intended to induce an abortion. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Your voice is needed to protect life in Iowa!
Dear Iowans for LIFE Supporter: You have an opportunity RIGHT NOW to help save mothers and babies from abortion extremism in Iowa! This coming week, the Iowa House of Representatives will be convening a subcommittee to advance the Protect Life Amendment. The amendment allows We the People to put a stop to radical, unelected judges’…
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