Pastor Stiles: Life is fundamental right, not abortion
Pastor Todd Stiles of First Family Church in Ankeny wrapped up the public comments portion of the meeting. He also is with The FAMiLY...
Thompson: No evidence suggests Iowa Founders would support notion of right...
Joan Thompson of the Iowa Catholic Conference said the amendment is necessary due to the court's ruling and discovery of a so-called fundamental right...
Laube: Iowa Court tied legislature’s hands with activist ruling
Kim Laube spoke in defense of the resolution. Laube is the director of life ministries at Lutheran Family Services.
"This amendment became necessary when a...
Barrett: Pro-life platform ‘not sane,’ getting an abortion is ‘normal’
Isabelle Barrett said she spoke with her elderly grandma about the issue. She told her grandma's story about having to carry a dead baby...
Cannon: Amendment would not restrict abortions
Attorney Martin Cannon serves as senior litigation counsel at the Thomas More Society. He was the lawyer who defended the Heartbeat bill.
He said flawed...
Leatherby: Access to safe abortion allows her to live ‘best life’...
Jennifer Leatherby presented testimony in support of abortion. She said she woke up this morning and looked in the Iowa Constitution and read all...
Pastor Potter: Iowans need baseline on abortion, should be Supreme Being...
Pastor A.J. Potter of Pleasantville Baptist Church gave outstanding testimony.
"I'm an ordained minister and I'm apparently radical because I believe that in Jesus there...
“Minister” Griffin: Radical pro-life lawmakers not representative of all Iowans —...
In perhaps the most troubling testimony of the subcommittee, Debbie Griffin, senior "minister" of Downtown Disciples, blasted the amendment.
"Attempting to deny the right to...
Pastor Kent: Adopted daughters were not mistakes
Assistant Pastor Josh Kent spoke in defense of life on Wednesday afternoon. Kent is the assistant pastor at First Baptist Church of Urbandale.
Kent said...
Vanden Bosch: Orange City native says speaking in support of abortion...
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