Legislation
Joni Ernst responds to concerned Iowan
By JONI ERNST Thank you for taking the time to contact me about federal policies impacting life and funding for Planned Parenthood Federation of America. It is important for me to hear from folks in Iowa on matters such as this. I am committed to defending life, because protecting our most vulnerable is an important…
Read MoreIowa Judge Voter Guide
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Read More2020 Legislative Update
The Pro-Life lobby in the Iowa State Legislature The 2020 Legislative Session will go down in the history books for many reasons. Not the least of which was the suspension of the session due to Covid-19; a virus that ceased the entire world and the ramifications of which we will continue to endure for years…
Read MoreJudge grants 24 Hour Bill injunction
As expected, Mitchell E. Turner, District Court Judge for the Sixth Judicial District in Iowa, granted an injunction to the 24 Hour Bill which was scheduled to go into force today. Planned Parenthood and the ACLU filed a lawsuit to block the bill before Governor Reynolds even had a chance to sign it into law.…
Read MorePlanned Parenthood files lawsuit to block 24 hour waiting period
Women and men often regret the decision to abort their baby. That’s why Iowa lawmakers passed a bill which requires a 24 hour waiting period before getting an abortion. As expected, Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit to block the legislation and seeks a temporary injunction to delay it from going into effect on July 1st.…
Read MoreGood and bad legislative news
Dear Pro-Life Supporters: I won’t pull any punches. This last weekend of the legislative was intense. Let me get the bad news out of the way. The Protect Life Amendment failed. Iowans for LIFE and the Iowa Coalition of Pro-Life Leaders worked overtime this weekend in an attempt to budge a few recalcitrant legislators to…
Read MoreProtect Life Amendment on life support
The clock approaches midnight and House Republicans still don’t have the votes to pass the Protect Life Amendment. Keep in mind that Republicans have a 53 to 47 advantage. Keep in mind that that the Republican platform proclaims: “The Right to Life shall be understood to include all people from conception to natural death.” Keep…
Read MoreThe Protect Life Amendment creates constitutional neutrality on abortion
Is it possible Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz and Lina-Maria Murillo haven’t read the wording of the Protect Life Amendment? I pose the question after reading their uninformed piece, “An abortion ban? Now? Are you serious, Iowa GOP?” Constitutional neutrality on abortion The proposed amendment simply returns the Iowa Constitution to the abortion-neutral status it held prior to…
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…
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