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By Doug Mainwaring BETTENDORF, Iowa) – In a remarkable turn of events, a building that was once a Planned Parenthood facility is now home to a pro-life family clinic which provides support for pregnant women, new parents, and their families. Planned Parenthood of the...
Overturns 72 hour waiting period By Dave Andrusko In a 5-2 decision the Iowa Supreme Court has rejected the state’s requirement that women wait 72 hours before having an abortion, be given the opportunity to view an ultrasound scan, and be provided with information...
By Gayle Irwin A pregnancy help center in Iowa has recently expanded its square footage and its service offerings to better serve men and women affected by STI’s and unexpected pregnancies. Based in Waterloo, but with a reach that goes into nearby Cedar Falls,...
By Dave Andrusko When last we wrote about Iowa’s new law that among other provisions provides for a three-day period of reflection before an abortion, Polk County District Court Judge Jeffrey Farrell had just ruled that the waiting period is constitutional, rejecting...
By Dave Andrusko Polk County District Court Judge Jeffrey Farrell ruled Monday that Iowa’s three-day waiting period is constitutional, rejecting a challenge from Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, which sued in May....
By Dave Andrusko I suppose it only makes sense to the minds that have persuaded themselves that they speak for all women that Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa would have the chutzpah to protest the induction Saturday of two pro-life female stalwarts-- U.S. Sen. Joni...
Couple says they would have aborted if they knew child would be “disabled” By Dave Andrusko In a 6-1 ruling, the Iowa Supreme Court has overturned the dismissal of a suit that accused a doctor and others of failing to inform Pamela Plowman and her then husband Jeremy...
By Dave Andrusko As we reported, last week pro-life Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed a $7.2 billion budget bill that included defunding abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood. The state is forgoing $3 million in federal funding and using it own money “to...
By Dave Andrusko In the latest legal development in Iowa’s new abortion law–SF 471, a law that prohibits abortions at 20-weeks and beyond and requires a 72 hour waiting period–the state Supreme Court has extended a temporary halt on the 72 hour waiting period. (To...
By Dave Andrusko Following a decision by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday morning to halt a new abortion law, the state’s Attorney General is filing a response today, the Des Moines Register reported. It was a hectic back and forth on Friday. At 8:30 am, pro-life Gov....