Legislation
The racist underpinnings of banning the Hyde Amendment
The Hyde Amendment is in the news. President Biden calls for ending it in his new budget proposal even though he supported it throughout his many years in the Senate.…
Read MoreThe truth about the Protect Life Amendment
By Bob Vander Plaats Abortion advocates aren’t telling you the whole truth about the proposed Protect Life Amendment to the Iowa state Constitution. In their efforts to malign the Protect…
Read MoreThe Protect Life Amendment has a language problem
The Iowa House and Senate both support the Protect Life Amendment. But they don’t agree on the language of the Amendment. Let’s compare: Iowa Senate’s Language Sec. 26. Protection of…
Read MoreThe Protect Life Amendment passes Iowa Senate!
Dear Fellow Pro-Lifer: The Senate just passed the Protect Life Amendment by a 30 to 17 vote! Way to go, pro-life legislators! The Iowa House already passed a similar Amendment,…
Read MoreThe pro-abortion Equal Rights Amendment moves closer to reality
The House of Representatives changed the rules on ratifying the pro-abortion Equal Rights Amendment along a largely part line vote. If it passes the Senate, President Biden promises to sign…
Read MoreUrgent Action needed to prevent taxpayer funding for abortion in COVID Relief Bill
A message from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Action Center: Congress will soon vote on a new COVID relief bill, called the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that…
Read MoreThe ‘Equality’ Act promotes abortion and scuttles religious liberty
By MIKE MANNO Several times in this column, I’ve mentioned my earlier allegiance to the Democratic Party. I attended conventions, held party office, and was elected as a Democrat to…
Read MoreDemocrats promote physician assisted-suicide bill
Nine Democrats have sponsored new legislation to make Iowa the 4th state in the country making physician-assisted suicide legal. The nine include: State Reps. Brian Meyer (D-Des Moines), Dennis Cohoon…
Read MoreMaggie DeWitte testifies before the Iowa Senate in support of the Protect Life Amendment
My name is Maggie DeWitte, and I am the Executive Director of Iowans for LIFE and the spokesman for the Coalition of pro-life leaders. In 2018 a grave injustice happened…
Read MoreOver-the-counter oral contraception is a bad idea
[This is Maggie DeWitte’s testimony at the Iowa Capital today.] Good Morning, my name is Maggie DeWitte, and I am the Executive Director of Iowans for LIFE. I am here…
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