Posts Tagged ‘abortion’

By Emily Geiger Remember how, when Obama and the Dems were pushing so hard to get the votes to pass Obamacare, we were promised that there would be absolutely no federal funding of abortion? Remember how the few (allegedly) pro-life Democrats supposedly secured promised about his from the president himself, and in fact, Obama even promised to sign ... Full story

By Emily Geiger There were some fascinating tidbits in the Register yesterday. First, there was an article talking about how the West Des Moines Police Department is recruiting more minorities because, out of a police force of 66 officer, there is one woman and one black person. That does seem more than a bit lopsided to me. ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Lots of pro-life issues in the news lately. First, last week, most Iowans learned for the first time that Iowa is playing guinea pig for a Planned Parenthood program that provides women with the abortion pill without ever having to see a doctor. That’s a problem because Iowa law requires that ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Louisiana House to Debate Bills to Allow Guns in Church There is a bill pending here that would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring their guns to church if the pastor agrees and the congregation is notified. Wasn’t it not all that long ago that an armed security guard stopped a gunman in a Colorado church? This bill seems ... Full story

By Emily Geiger As depressing as the news has been coming from the federal government under Barry Obama, conservatives have been winning some huge battles on the state level in recent weeks. First, we had the groundbreaking legislation in Nebraska that prohibited abortions after 20 weeks gestation in an acknowledgment of fetal pain felt during abortions. Next, we had the unprecedented legislation in Arizona that actually allows ... Full story

By Emily Geiger You’ve probably heard of “Draft Branstad.” The “Draft Eisenhower” movement was pretty successful. Well, I’ve got an idea of my own. Don’t you wish Iowa’s Legislators had the ba… , um, courage of their counterparts in Nebraska? First, the Nebraska legislature passed a law requiring doctors to screen women seeking an abortion ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Yesterday, I read a horribly disturbing story about a small village in China that recently found the bodies of 21 babies on a riverbank that had washed downstream. Some were probably pre-born. Some appears a few months old. Some still had their hospital ID tags on their little wrists. The strange thing about this ... Full story

Written by Nathan Tucker This past Wednesday, President Obama signed the executive order that bought him the necessary votes to pass his health care reform bill. The order, which claims “to ensure that Federal funds are not used for abortion services,” was necessary to assure the votes of Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) and a handful of ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I think I found a story that is even more disturbing than socialized medicine getting a foothold in the United States. I don’t even know what to say about it other than to just let you read it for yourselves. SEATTLE -- The mother of a Ballard High School student is fuming after ... Full story

By Emily Geiger We found out last week that Planned Parenthood is trying to get itself another subsidy by pushing for legislation that would provided state funded birth control and vasectomies for people who earn up to 300 percent of the poverty level. We already pay for this for people who earn up to 200 hundred ... Full story