The second legislative funnel…
The second legislative funnel passed this last week, and several pro-life bills made it through the committee process. Through the next several weeks, these bills will be placed on the calendar for debate in the House and Senate. Here is a list of the bills that survived the funnel that Pulse registered in support: SF…
Read MoreOlivia Rodrigo promotes death
How could so much talent be squandered? Olivia Rodrigo is one of the hottest female singer/songwriters around. The twenty-one year old sensation is the #2 female pop singer in the world according to Ranker, trailing only Taylor Swift. Tragically, she is leveraging her celebrity to promote abortion. Her musical mentor is Taylor Swift; her genre…
Read MoreThe risks of prescription-free birth control are real
A poll conducted by the Des Moines Register shows that 79% of Iowans support Governor Kim Reynold’s proposal to make prescription-free birth control available to women over the age of eighteen. Pulse Life Advocate’s executive director, Maggie DeWitte, testified before the legislature on our objections to the bill. Most Iowans are unaware of the…
Read MoreForthright deceit
Presidents often use hyperbole on the stump. But at Thursday night’s 2024 State of the Union speech, the President went far beyond exaggeration in an address brazen in its deceit. Casual viewers noticed less than forthright assertions by Mr. Biden on a wide array if issues. Pulse Life Advocates is particularly concerned with his…
Read MoreThe medical discrimination of disabled children
By Ryan Paul Buck Disabled children are being discriminated against, and many can’t see it. Three days after my son Alexander was born we received his diagnosis, Trisomy-18. The doctor told us 90% of kids don’t make it to the age of one, that he was likely to die, that feeding him was a choice.…
Read MoreMaggie DeWitte’s testimony on oral contraception at the state house
Pulse Life Advocates opposes a pending bill (HSB 642) before the Iowa legislature that would allow oral contraception to be sold over-the-counter without a prescription. Here Pulse Executive Director, Maggie DeWitte’s, testimony: *** 1. Oral contraception is dangerous. The World Health Organization has classified combined hormonal contraception as a Group 1 carcinogen. This is the…
Read MoreAmerica needs you, Joan of Arc!
Who is the most amazing saint in history? If you asked Mark Twain that question, his response would’ve been instant: Joan of Arc. Said the great writer, Joan of Arc is “the most noble life that was ever born into this world save only One.” Joan of Arc really touched the heart of a cynical…
Read MoreThe case against the IVF bill
Congress introduced a new bill, the “Access to Family Building Act,” with the goal “to prohibit the limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology, and all medical care surrounding such technology.” It is a response to the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos are children. Pulse Life Advocates opposes the bill, as does the…
Read MoreTop ten religious movies for Lent 2024
By TOM QUINER Lent presents you with an opportunity to check out some quality films with themes that align with your faith. There are some fabulous options. Some are historical, others tell stories with subjects that tease you with Christlike motifs without hitting you over the head. I’ve been compiling this list for over a…
Read MoreAbortion hurts women in a profound way
By Maggie DeWitte, Executive Director Pulse Life Advocates Since Roe v. Wade, abortion has taken the lives of over 65 million of our preborn brothers and sisters. But also, in the wake of that tragedy, it has wounded 65 million women and countless men, siblings, grandparents and other family members. Abortion hurts women in a…
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