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“Barbaric” abortion law passed in Minnesota
A new Minnesota abortion law strips away every single regulation on human abortion. The Protect Reproductive Options Act claims that every person has a fundamental right to make “autonomous decisions” regarding their own ‘reproductive healthcare,’ unless, of course, you’re still in the womb. Minnesota Republican Minority Leader Mark Johnson calls the law the most extreme…
Read MoreMake your Qualified Charitable Distribution to Pulse
If you have a 70th birthday approaching, you should be prepared to begin making a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) each year. For those 70 1/2 and older, the IRS allows you to make nontaxable distributions from your IRA, as it will count towards your individual minimum distribution. You simply direct the trustee of your IRA…
Read MoreIowa’s Attorney General declines to participate in Governor’s legal actions on abortion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Contact: Lynn Hicks | chief of staff | 515-281-6699 | lynn.hicks@ag.iowa.gov | AG Miller declines to participate in governor’s legal actions on abortion ‘I doubt that I can zealously assert the state’s position’ DES MOINES — Attorney General Tom Miller issued the following statement regarding Planned Parenthood v. Kim…
Read MoreIowans for Life is now Pulse
Fresh new name. Same great cause. After several decades as Iowans for Life, we determined that a brand refresh was long overdue. What was once considered modern and compelling can lose its power over time. Working with Flying Hippo Branding + Digital we embarked on a brand overhaul including name, identity, website, key messaging, and…
Read MoreArchbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone rebukes Nancy Pelosi for impugning the motives of pro-lifers
On Jan. 18, 2021, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized pro-life voters who voted for Donald Trump because of his pro-life policies, saying their votes cause her “great grief as a Catholic.” She accused them of “being willing to sell the whole democracy down the river for that one issue.” San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone…
Read MoreIowa Judge Voter Guide
We have put together a comprehensive voters guide for you to read before you go to the polls to vote. Please click on the link below to open the guide. Much is at stake. Click Here: Iowa Judge Voter Guide
Read MoreIowa Senate passes the Protect Life Amendment
As expected, the Iowa Senate passed the Protect Life Amendment along party lines in a 32 to 18 vote. IFL Executive Director, was on hand and was interviewed on WOI television, which you can watch here. The amendment, if passed in two consecutive legislative sessions, and approved by a vote of the people, would undo…
Read MoreIowans for LIFE responds to Rekha Basu
By Maggie DeWitte “The personhood claim is rhetorical, not factual. We can live by our own belief systems, within reason. We are not free to impose them on others.” REKHA BASU, Des Moines Register, December 11, 2018 Rekha Basu distilled the debate on the dignity of human life into a concise, well-written paragraph which I…
Read MoreHeartbeat Novena Day Eight Prayer
The Iowa legislature passed one of the most pro-life bills in the country earlier this year: The Heartbeat Bill. Planned Parenthood and the ACLU immediately tried to block the bill through the courts, and a judge imposed an injunction on the law. Tomorrow, a judge will consider if the case merits a full trial to…
Read MoreHeartbeat Novena Day Seven Prayer
The Heartbeat Bill goes to court on December 7th As a reminder, the Heartbeat Bill goes to court on December 7th as referenced in an earlier blogpost. We are praying a Novena for a successful outcome. Our Novena comes from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops who encourage us to invoke three powerful pro-life…
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