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Pulse Life Advocates has been a leader in bringing forth pro-life legislation at the Iowa State Capitol. In fact, most of the early pro-life legislation can be credited to this organization. We are advocating for legislation during the session and providing education to our representatives to pass bills that will protect life.
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We are proud founding members of the Coalition of Pro-life Leaders in the state of Iowa.
Legislation
- June 24, in Dobbs v. Jackson we overturned federal abortion law.
- Abortion law goes back to the state.
- Two dozen states have trigger bills, so they have outlawed abortion, Iowa unfortunately is not one of those states.
Session Updates
Bills that Survived:
HF 570- Assault on a pregnant person and providing penalties- This bill passed and was signed into law on 4/27/23.
HF 474- Expansion of the Newborn Infant Act to include relinquishment of a newborn to an adoption service provider. This bill passed and was signed into law on 4/28/23.
HF 425- Expansion of the Newborn Infant Act to include a newborn safety device (drop box). This bill passed and was signed into law on 4/24/23.
SF 324- MOMS bill was approved for $1 million.
Bills that are Dead:
SF 252- Allows reasonable accommodations to students who are pregnant or recently gave birth attending institutions of higher education.
SF 326- Over-the-Counter Birth Control without a prescription
LEGISLATION BLOG POSTS
Opinion: 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 social problems is not to kill the child. By MAGGIE…
Press 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 Special Session to Enact Pro-life Legislation DES MOINES –…
Iowa 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 Iowa abortionists until they reach 20 weeks in the womb,…
Governor Reynolds responds to the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision today
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Governor Kim Reynolds ★ Lt. Governor Adam Gregg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 16, 2023 CONTACT: Kollin Crompton, (515) 745-2840, Kollin.Crompton@Governor.Iowa.gov Gov. Reynolds, Republican Leadership Respond to Iowa Supreme Court’s Opinion on…
How 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 when life begins … the judiciary at this point in…
FDA Acknowledges Harm of Oral Contraceptives
FDA Acknowledges Harm of Oral Contraceptives While Its Own Panel of Advisors Push to Make Drug Available Without Prescription May 15, 2023 WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, May 10, a panel of advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
Reactions to today’s oral arguments at the IA Supreme Court
Pulse Executive Director, Maggie DeWitte, sat in on oral arguments at the Iowa Supreme Court as they considered lifting the injunction on the Heartbeat Bill. Her reactions: “Chris Schandevel Senior Council from Alliance Defending Freedom did an outstanding job representing…
Here is what I wrote to the Iowa Judiciary Committee
By Tom Quiner, Pulse Life Advocates Board President Dear Judiciary Committee Member: Iowa needs the Life at Conception Bill to be passed for a variety of reasons: 1. Human dignity. The unborn are human at the instant of fertilization. They…
ACTION ALERT: Life at Conception bill needs your response at once!
Dear Fellow Pro-Lifer: Big news! The Iowa House judiciary committee has just filed a Life at Conception Bill! Pulse and our allies in the Coalition of Pro-Life Leaders have been working towards this moment for decades! But it has a…
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