Category: Abortion and Life Issues

End Taxpayer Funding of Abortion in Iowa

| May 16, 2013 | Reply

It still isn’t too late for the Iowa Legislature to end the taxpayer funding of abortion as it is being negotiated in a conference committee.

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The Abortion Industry Loses Its Big Gamble

| May 13, 2013 | 1 Reply

Kermit Gosnell’s ghastly house of horrors that has the Pennsylvania abortionist facing the death penalty was brought about by pro-choice activists. As someone who was  active in pro-life legislative action in the 1990s, I can say how vigorously the pro-abortion movement opposed any sort of regulation on abortion. In 1995, my family and I lobbied [...]

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The Danger of Safe Abortions

| May 13, 2013 | Reply

The trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell was one of those creepy stories that leaves a person with the feeling of “you have to be kidding me.” I have had friends over the years that were pro-choice, pro-abortion, etc., and the image that they convey is one of a reasonably painless and safe procedure that, though [...]

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Iowa Secretary of State Discusses Sanctity of Life

| April 16, 2013 | Reply

Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz filled for Rick Santorum at the John Paul II Medical Research Institute lunch to discuss why he is pro-life.

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Contraceptives and the Pro-Life Christian, A Conundrum

| April 1, 2013 | 33 Replies

It is time for Protestant Christians to also speak out about the sinfulness of using artificial contraceptives and the behavior it can result from its use.

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New Hampshire House Tables Pro-Roe Resolution

| March 20, 2013 | Reply

The New Hampshire House today tabled HR 6, a resolution in favor of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, on a vote of 239-111 . HR 6 had come to the floor without recommendation after an 8-8 deadlock in the Judiciary Committee. Tabling does not kill the resolution but removes it from immediate consideration. [...]

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Senator Chuck Grassley Cosponsors Life at Conception Act

| March 19, 2013 | Reply

The FAMiLY Leader commends Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) for cosponsoring S.583, the Life at Conception Act sponsored by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY).

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Lozier Institute Calls for Permanent, Expanded Adoption Tax Credits

| March 13, 2013 | Reply

The Charlotte Lozier Institute released a paper today calling for expanded adoption tax credits to be implemented in order to provide relief for families.

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An Update on Pro-Life Legislation in Iowa This Year

| March 12, 2013 | Reply

2013 has not been a good year for pro-life legislation in the Iowa Legislature this year, and we face further battles on Medicaid funding and expansion.

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Republican-Led Iowa House Advance Zero Pro-Life Bills

| March 7, 2013 | 12 Replies

Iowa House Republicans have failed for two-years in a row to advance any type of pro-life legislation even though they hold the majority in that chamber.

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Iowa Right to Life Statement on Tom Shaw’s Personhood Bill

| March 4, 2013 | 7 Replies

Iowa Right to Life issued a statement about their position on State Rep. Tom Shaw’s personhood bill along with other personhood bills that have been filed.

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Which Personhood Bill Should the Iowa Pro-Life Community Support?

| March 4, 2013 | 5 Replies

Most in the Iowa Pro-Life Community probably don’t realize there has been not one, but two personhood bills filed in the Iowa House.

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An Open Letter to Iowa’s Pro-Life Community

| March 4, 2013 | 2 Replies

Dear Pro-Life Friends, Every once in a while it becomes necessary for a movement to take a step back and ask itself some very important and fundamental questions. Questions like “What is our objective?” and “What are we doing to meet that objective?” The pro-life movement is at such a point. After 40 years and [...]

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Who Wants to Regulate Abortion?

| February 27, 2013 | 3 Replies

Iowa State Representative Tom Shaw frames most of the pro-life community as those who want to regulate abortion. They don’t. They want to save lives.

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NARAL, Planned Parenthood’s Makeover

| February 27, 2013 | 5 Replies

NARAL and Planned Parenthood look to give themselves “makeovers” in order to soften the truth about their pro-death agenda which young people are rejecting.

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Widely Published Webcam Abortions Study by Partner of Planned Parenthood

| February 26, 2013 | 8 Replies

A touted study on webcam abortions in The Des Moines Register is discovered to have been written by a partner of Planned Parenthood, an unreported bias.

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