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Posts Tagged ‘The Heartbeat Bill’

Opinion: Iowans are pro-life, and today was a long time coming

By Pulse Life Advocates | July 21, 2023 | 1
Maggie DeWitte

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…

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Press release from Governor Reynolds

By Pulse Life Advocates | July 6, 2023 | 4
Abortion Recover Month

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…

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Iowa pro-life leaders react to IA Supreme Court decision

By Pulse Life Advocates | June 16, 2023 | 3
Iowa Supreme Court

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…

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Governor Reynolds responds to the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision today

By Pulse Life Advocates | June 16, 2023 | 0
Abortion Recover Month

  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,…

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Reactions to today’s oral arguments at the IA Supreme Court

By Pulse Life Advocates | April 11, 2023 | 1
Oral arguments at Iowa 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…

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Iowa’s Coalition of Pro-Life Leaders responds to today’s court proceedings

By Pulse Life Advocates | August 17, 2018
Iowa's Coalition of Pro-Life Leaders

Iowa’s Coalition of Pro-Life Leaders sat in on critical court proceedings today regarding the Heartbeat Bill. The Heartbeat Bill faces two legal issues. First, it is currently under a temporary…

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History is being forged before your very eyes.

By Pulse Life Advocates | May 2, 2018
new wave movement of the 21st century

By Maggie DeWitte Iowa is once again leading the New Wave Movement of the 21st century with a social justice creed that emphasis LIFE with the passage of the Heartbeat…

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One of the great moral issues in Iowa history

By Pulse Life Advocates | April 11, 2018
great moral issues

If you found a certain type of egg in your backyard and destroyed it, you would be in violation of federal law if the egg was that of a bald…

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Human abortion increases the isolation rape victims feel

By Pulse Life Advocates | March 29, 2018 | 0

A woman is raped. It’s horrible. It gets worse, she’s pregnant from her rapist. Here is the life-altering question for rape victims: to abort or not to abort? A website…

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Maggie DeWitte’s speech at the public hearing for the Heartbeat Bill

By Pulse Life Advocates | March 22, 2018 | 0
an issue of civil and human rights

My name is Maggie DeWitte and I am the Executive Director for Iowans for LIFE and a founding member of the pro-life coalition. Thank-you for this opportunity to speak. I…

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