Defenders of the Defenseless

On the pulse of pro-life issues for nearly 50 years.

Founded in 1972, Pulse, previously Iowans for LIFE, is the longest-standing, non-profit, pro-life organization in Iowa. We're dedicated to informing, educating, and inspiring a new generation to value the sanctity of all human life from fertilization to natural death.

We advocate at the state capital,
in classrooms, and at events across
Iowa on the following issues...

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Bringing  Life Issues to Life

Our mandate is to defend the right to life from fertilization until natural death.

The battle against the throw away culture of death is being won and hearts and minds are changing. The pro-life movement continues to grow as more young people are flocking to the movement. But there is more work yet to be done to protect the sanctity of all human life.

Crisis Pregnancy Help

Are you experiencing an unplanned pregnancy? You are not alone. There are loving and supportive organizations throughout the state just waiting to help you with whatever you need. Reach out and get the support you need today.

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Iowa's leading pro-life organization since 1972

Free Resource Book

Women have been lied to. Get the true information on contraception and family planning. Download our free booklet with scientific research of these important issues.

March For Life

Every year we take several busloads of students and adults on a pilgrimage to the March for Life in Washington D.C. This is truly a life changing event! Reservations for the 2022 March now open.

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Greatest love songs ever: #36 “Blue Moon”

By Pulse Life Advocates | June 6, 2025

By Tom Quiner Even younger readers are familiar with Rodgers and Hammerstein. But few knew that Lorenz Hart was Richard…

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“I had an abortion yesterday.”

By Pulse Life Advocates | June 5, 2025

“Nah … I can’t go for a run today because I had an abortion yesterday.” Thus begins an extraordinary scene…

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What'll I Do?

Greatest love songs ever: #37 “What’ll I Do?”

By Pulse Life Advocates | May 30, 2025

By Tom Quiner This lovely song was written 102 years ago by one of the great American songwriters, Irving Berlin.…

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Cringe-worthy journalism wins a Pulitzer Prize

By Pulse Life Advocates | May 28, 2025

ProPublica won a Pulitzer Prize for journalism for its “urgent” series on “pregnant women who died after doctors delayed urgently…

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Pro-life Organization Serving the State of Iowa and Beyond.

Des Moines Pro-Life Organization
Iowa City Pro-Life Organization
Cedar Rapids Pro-Life Organization
Dubuque Pro-Life Organization
Davenport Pro-Life Organization
Sioux City Pro-Life Organization

Mason City Pro-Life Organization
Waterloo Pro-Life Organization
Decorah Pro-Life Organization
Creston Pro-Life Organization
Council Bluffs Pro-Life Organization

Marshalltown Pro-Life Organization
Ames Pro-Life Organization
Bettendorf Pro-Life Organization
Ottumwa Pro-Life Organization
Storm Lake Pro-Life Organization.