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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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Legislation

Roe Decision
  • 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.

>READ THE RULING

>PULSE RESPONSE TO THE RULING

24 Hour Bill
2023 Iowa Initiatives & Concerns
Mail Order Abortion Pills
Current Threats to Life
RU - 486

Session Updates

2023 End of Session

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

2023 Second Funnel
2023 First Funnel
2022 End of Session
2022 Second Funnel
2022 Update
2020 Recap

LEGISLATION BLOG POSTS

Josh Mandelbaum

ACTION ALERT:  Tell the Des Moines City Council to vote NO on abortion

By iowansforlife | September 30, 2022

As we reported last month, City Council Member Josh Mandelbaum wants Des Moines to ignore pro-life laws on the books in Iowa, and for Iowa taxpayers to pay travel expenses for city employees who seek out-of-state abortions. To that end,…

Real Democrats

Real Democrats are more pro-life than their leaders

By iowansforlife | September 15, 2022

The leaders of the Democratic Party are out of touch with the rank and file members of their party. Despite media reports to the contrary, real Democrats are more in alignment with Republicans on this issue than with President Biden,…

Josh Mandelbaum

Des Moines city councilman wants to legalize all Des Moines abortions

By iowansforlife | August 25, 2022

Des Moines city councilman, Josh Mandelbaum, has drafted a proposed resolution that would codify abortion-on-demand in Des Moines at the expense of abortion regulations enacted by the state legislature. Josh Mandelbaum’s proposal reads (with emphasis added): THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED…

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Get ready for a War of Words

By iowansforlife | August 12, 2022

Big Abortion won the war of words in Kansas. They used a strategy of slick, if misleading, messaging coupled with anti-Catholic bigotry to absolutely bury a pro-life amendment. To recap: Kansas faced the same dilemma as Iowa. Their state Supreme…

protect them both amendment

The Kansas debacle

By iowansforlife | August 4, 2022

Kansas and Iowa faced similar pro-life dilemmas: their respective state supreme courts discovered a fundamental right to abortion in their respective state constitutions, curtailing their legislatures’ ability to regulate abortion. Kansas put forth the “Value Them Both Amendment” to return…

Maggie DeWitte

Q & A with Maggie DeWitte on the Dobbs decision

By iowansforlife | June 30, 2022

As the dust settles after last week’s epic Supreme Court Dobbs decision, Pulse thought a quick Q & A with executive director, Maggie DeWitte was called for to answer questions we’re hearing: What just happened? The Supreme Court overturned both…

Iowa AG Miller

Iowa’s Attorney General declines to participate in Governor’s legal actions on abortion

By iowansforlife | June 29, 2022

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…

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Gov. Reynolds and legislative leaders announce legal action to protect life 

By iowansforlife | June 28, 2022

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR  Governor Kim Reynolds ★ Lt. Governor Adam Gregg    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ­­­­Tuesday, June 28, 2022 CONTACT: Alex Murphy, (515) 802-0986, Alex.Murphy@Governor.Iowa.Gov   Gov. Reynolds and legislative leaders announce legal action to protect life  DES MOINES — Today, Gov. Reynolds and legislative…

For Immediate Release: Statement on Dobbs Ruling 

By iowansforlife | June 24, 2022

June 24, 2022 Today is the day we ended the federal abortion law, and Roe vs. Wade was finally and completely overturned. After nearly 50 years, we are righting an egregious wrong. A wrong to the magnitude of slavery and…

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2023 Prayer Rally at the Iowa Capital in Des Moines, Iowa