Unsatisfying pro-life positions 

unsatisfying pro-life positions

Two pro-life candidates for president offered up some unsatisfying pro-life positions in the past week. Former President Donald Trump forcefully attacked Heartbeat Bill legislation passed in Florida and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. Similar legislation has passed in Iowa (twice). Said Trump: “I think what he did is a terrible thing and a…

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Global ‘boiling’ is bad for the planet’s sanity

global boiling

For those not old enough to remember these things, climate scientists warned we were heading into another ice age back in 1971. Seriously. (See the video below from 1979.) By the 1990s, the story had changed: we faced an existential threat of global warming. When the data didn’t cooperate, the new threat was ‘climate change.’…

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Iowans are Pro-Life

Life at Conception Bill

In 2008 the Abortion Party dominated national and state politics. Barack Obama was the newly elected president and his party controlled Congress. Chet Culver was in his second year as Iowa governor after trouncing the Pro-Life Party’s candidate by ten votes. His party controlled the Iowa Senate 32 to 18 and the House by 56…

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Governor DeSantis speaks about his views on abortion

DeSantis abortion views

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his candidacy for the presidency yesterday. Later that evening, he was interviewed by Trey Gowdy on Fox for his views on abortion. Here is a recap of DeSantis’ abortion views: “I’ve been proud as governor to stand for a culture of life. I think all Republicans need to do that.…

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How to clarify the abortion issue

clarifying abortion

What kind of issue is abortion? President Trump has ruffled feathers within the pro-life movement by insisting it is pretty much a states right issue. Last month, his campaign issued a statement clarifying his position: “President Donald J. Trump believes that the Supreme Court, led by the three justices which he supported, got it right…

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How to reframe the abortion debate

abortion debate

The pro-life argument is an overwhelmingly winning position for pro-life candidates. We wrote an entire blogpost which makes the case. The key: you have to stay on offense. Playing rope-a-dope (as Mohammad Ali did against George Foreman) won’t work in this arena. Do NOT let the abortion candidate set the terms of the debate. YOU…

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Pro-Life is a winning political issue

pro-life political issue

Some conservatives are bearish on the pro-life political issue. They point to the midterm elections and the recent Wisconsin election as proof that the pro-life issue should be downplayed. Pulse believes they are absolutely wrong. The esteemed columnist for the Wall Street Journal, Kimberly Strassel, warned: “At some point, the GOP might want to acknowledge…

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