H.F. 2163

The Family Leader supports a bill that would recognize life as beginning when a heartbeat is detectable in a fetus. The “Heartbeat Protection Act” was introduced Jan. 31, 2018.

H.F. 2162

The Family Leader supports this bill that disallows funding from the federal Public Health Services Act to be distributed to entities that perform abortions. The bill also disallows funding for sex education programs operated by entities that perform abortions or offer information about entities that perform abortions. The bill was introduced Jan. 31, 2018.

H.F. 2164

The Family Leader supports a bill that would amend the Iowa Civil rights Act of 1965 to remove protections for transgender, genderqueer or gender fluid people to use bathrooms, locker rooms or living facilities consistent with their gender identities in schools or religious institutions. The bill was introduced Jan. 31, 2018.

H.F. 2031

The Family Leader supports a bill allowing schools to teach classes about the Hebrew Scriptures, the New Testament of the Bible, or a combination of the two. The bill was passed by a subcommittee on Jan. 23, 2018.

S.F. 215

The Family Leader opposes a bill that allows a terminally ill patient with less than six months to live to request medication that will end their life. The bill has been in subcommittee since February, 2017.

S.F. 253

The Family Leader supports a bill which states life begins at conception, effectively making all abortions equivalent to murder. The bill was moved forward by a subcommittee February, 2017

S.F. 2

The Family Leader supports a bill which prohibits funds for family planning services from being allotted to any institution that provides abortions. The bill passed a subcommittee February, 2017.