The FAMiLY LEADER President and CEO Bob Vander Plaats wrote an op-ed published by The New York Times, calling upon American authorities to enforce immigration policy with both “justice and […]
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STATEMENT: Judge rules taxpayers must pay for sex-change surgeries
A judge today ruled against state regulations that ban Medicaid dollars from paying for transgender-related transition services and sex-reassignment surgery. The presumed result will be that Iowa taxpayers will soon […]
The Timeless Voice: We have a higher hope than U.S. law
Every day we see the problems facing our country – drug abuse, violence, crime, education woes, and so on. And though we often point the finger at external circumstances, the […]
Victory for religious liberty in Supreme Court cake case
In a 7-2 ruling handed down today, the U.S. Supreme Court defended religious liberty from blatant, government hostility in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The […]
TFL’s Capitol Connection: Iowa’s Heartbeat Law faces injunction
TFL’s Drew Zahn, Chuck Hurley, and Bob Vander Plaats were on hand at the Polk County Courthouse on June 1 to witness the injunction hearing in Iowa’s Heartbeat Law case. […]
STATEMENT: Temporary injunction in Heartbeat Law case
Attorneys representing the State of Iowa in the lawsuit over the “Heartbeat Law” have today agreed – or “stipulated” – to a temporary injunction prohibiting the law from going into […]
TFL’s Capitol Connection, Ep. 16: Life battle leads session recap
The FAMiLY LEADER’s Bob Vander Plaats, Chuck Hurley, and Danny Carroll sat down to discuss what was supposed to be the final recap of the 2018 Iowa Legislative Session. But […]
Watch Gov. Reynolds sign Heartbeat into law
With dozens of legislators, families, reporters, and The FAMiLY LEADER in the room, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law the most pro-life abortion restriction in the nation! Now watch […]
The spiritual groundwork for “Heartbeat”
Passing a major piece of pro-life legislation like the “Heartbeat bill” doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn’t happen at all without God breaking down major spiritual strongholds. Bob Vander Plaats […]
TFL’s Capitol Connection, Ep. 15: Heartbeat passes!
“I believe a great thing is happening,” says The FAMiLY LEADER Capitol Team member Chuck Hurley. “In our lifetime, the sanctity of human life is on the front page of […]
THANK Iowa’s lawmakers for standing for life!
Celebrate passage of the “Heartbeat bill” – a law that could save thousands of babies’ lives in Iowa every year – by thanking the legislators who voted for it! The […]
Iowa Legislature passes “Heartbeat” bill!
Late Tuesday evening, the Iowa House passed a bill that would ban abortions in Iowa after an unborn child’s heartbeat can be detected, with some exceptions. The State Senate then […]