A Clash of Creeds
Mark your calendar for the most unique fundraising banquet in the history of Iowans for Life! You know how most fundraising banquets usually play out. They focus on a nice meal and some nice speeches.…
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One of the great moral issues in Iowa history
If you found a certain type of egg in your backyard and destroyed it, you would be in violation of federal law if the egg was that of a bald eagle. There are no legal…
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The ‘Back Alley Abortion’ straw man argument
‘Anti abortion’ legislation will create a return to the era of back alley abortions. How many times have you heard this straw man argument? The back alley abortion myth is trotted out on a regular…
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Iowa abortions contribute to the Iowa worker shortage
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal ran with the headline: “Iowa’s Labor Plight: Too Many Jobs.” They ran with the wrong lede. The correct headline should have been: “Iowa’s Labor Plight: Worker Shortage.” The article points out…
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Human abortion increases the isolation rape victims feel
A woman is raped. It’s horrible. It gets worse, she’s pregnant from her rapist. Here is the life-altering question for rape victims: to abort or not to abort? A website called Life Dynamics addresses the…
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Be prepared to annihilate an anti-Life straw man argument
Did you hear Iowans for LIFE’s director, Maggie DeWitte, on Iowa Public Radio yesterday? She beautifully defended the case for Life, while knocking down one anti-Life straw man argument after the other presented by the…
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Maggie DeWitte’s speech at the public hearing for the Heartbeat Bill
My name is Maggie DeWitte and I am the Executive Director for Iowans for LIFE and a founding member of the pro-life coalition. Thank-you for this opportunity to speak. I am here today to speak…
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Your support is needed immediately for a key piece of adult stem cell legislation
Iowans for Life supports the work being done by the John Paul II Medical Research Institute in Iowa City. Unlike other researchers, they use only adult stem cells, not those harvested from destroyed embryos. A…
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Freedom of thought hangs in the balance
QUESTION: What is the most important right in America? ANSWER: Most would quickly point to the First Amendment. It specifies freedom of expression and religion as foundational freedoms. However, freedom of thought, or conscience, is…
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