Abortion
Top 10 blogposts of 2022
Pulse Life Advocates published 81 blogposts in 2022. Some were news, political, and legislative updates; some were cultural commentary; some were prayer. All are connected by Pulse’s mission to promote life from fertilization to natural death. Here are the top 10 blogposts for 2022, accompanied by an excerpt from the piece and a link for…
Read MoreSad news about the Priest for Life
By Tom Quiner Fr. Frank Pavone was one of the most inspirational pro-life speakers I’ve ever heard. He came through Des Moines a number of years ago and riveted the audience with his passionate defense of human life in the womb. What stuck with me was his concern for the women suffering with guilt from…
Read MorePulse responds to a critic
Pulse Life Advocates publishes and promotes a Facebook post with the message: “Thanks to you, life goes on. Keep the fight for life going.” We received a sharp rebuke, which we post below with our response: “Why am I seeing this?” Because Pulse Life Advocates is a pro-life organization that promotes the sanctity of life…
Read MorePresident Biden vows to codify Roe next year
President Biden spoke at the Howard Theater yesterday where he vowed to codify Roe v Wade if voters deliver him majorities in both houses of Congress in next month’s midterm elections: “In these midterm elections, it’s so critical to elect more Democratic senators to the United States Senate and more Democrats to keep control of…
Read MoreThey are not the enemy
Democratic voters are not the enemy of the pro-life movement. They are our friends, even though too many are misguided on abortion policy in our view. It is our job to make the case for life and encourage them to ask questions. Most of these voters hold views that are far more pro-life than their…
Read MoreAbortion is violent
The act of killing a living human being in the womb is grotesquely violent. Proponents justify the violence in the name of rights of the mother at the expense of the rights of the unborn child. Since the Dobbs decision was leaked earlier this year, we can see that even the politics of abortion is…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release: Statement on Dobbs Ruling
June 24, 2022 Today is the day we ended the federal abortion law, and Roe vs. Wade was finally and completely overturned. After nearly 50 years, we are righting an egregious wrong. A wrong to the magnitude of slavery and the Holocaust. The scourge of abortion has plagued our country for half a century and…
Read MoreWhy does John Roberts dither?
The leaked Supreme Court Dobbs draft occurred on May 2nd. The intent was clear: to corrupt the process of deciding a critical case before the Court through fear, intimidation, and even abortion violence. As the March for Life Executive Director, Jeanne Mancini, stated: “We also believe that given the leak the court should issue a…
Read MoreA statement from the Catholic bishops of Iowa regarding the upcoming ‘Dobbs’ decision
By THE IOWA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE May 23, 2022: Guided by science and faith, Catholics are praying fervently that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn the claim to a constitutional right to abortion in its ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. A draft opinion leaked from the Court would seem to indicate majority support…
Read MoreShould graphic abortion images be used in the pro-life movement?
By MAGGIE DeWITTE A point of discussion for many years has been this question: should graphic images of aborted babies be used in the pro-life movement? I have always believed that while horrific to view, they are necessary. There is a time and a place for these images. For example, I don’t believe it is…
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