Legislation
2024 Legislative session ends with a whimper
The legislative session ended in the early morning hours of Saturday April 20, 2024. It was a disappointing session for the pro-life movement. While we appreciate the extra effort…
Read MoreThe second legislative funnel…
The second legislative funnel passed this last week, and several pro-life bills made it through the committee process. Through the next several weeks, these bills will be placed on the…
Read MoreThe risks of prescription-free birth control are real
A poll conducted by the Des Moines Register shows that 79% of Iowans support Governor Kim Reynold’s proposal to make prescription-free birth control available to women over the age…
Read MoreMaggie DeWitte’s testimony on oral contraception at the state house
Pulse Life Advocates opposes a pending bill (HSB 642) before the Iowa legislature that would allow oral contraception to be sold over-the-counter without a prescription. Here Pulse Executive Director, Maggie…
Read MoreThe case against the IVF bill
Congress introduced a new bill, the “Access to Family Building Act,” with the goal “to prohibit the limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology, and all medical care surrounding such…
Read MoreAbortion hurts women in a profound way
By Maggie DeWitte, Executive Director Pulse Life Advocates Since Roe v. Wade, abortion has taken the lives of over 65 million of our preborn brothers and sisters. But also, in…
Read MoreOpinion: Iowans are pro-life, and today was a long time coming
Women do not need abortion. It does not empower them. It does not give them equality with men. It hurts them and causes lifelong pain. And the answer to our…
Read MorePress release from Governor Reynolds
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Governor Kim Reynolds ★ Lt. Governor Adam Gregg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 CONTACT: Kollin Crompton, (515) 745-2840, Kollin.Crompton@Governor.Iowa.gov Gov. Reynolds Calls…
Read MoreIowa pro-life leaders react to IA Supreme Court decision
In a 3 to 3 split decision, the Iowa Supreme Court allowed the permanent injunction against the Heartbeat Bill to stand. Translation: unborn Iowa children have no legal protections from…
Read MoreHow to end abortion in the next election cycle
The author of Roe v Wade, Justice Harry Blackmun, never declared that abortion itself was a constitutional right. What he said was, “We need not resolve the difficult question of…
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