Statewide Iowa (RI) — Four of the Republican candidates for governor say life begins at conception and they would work to make Iowa abortion law reflect that.
Adam Steen, a former member of Governor Reynolds’ cabinet, says abortion will be the number one issue in the race against the Democratic Party’s likely nominee.
The GOP candidates were asked about the issue during a debate hosted by Moms for Liberty. The crowd laughed when a host opened the event by noting Congressman Randy Feenstra, the perceived frontrunner in the GOP race for governor, had turned down their invitation, and they cheered when Steen criticized Feenstra’s absence.
Feenstra was at President Trump’s events in central Iowa, and in a written statement, Feenstra said he will always defend the unborn and protect the right to life.
Zach Lahn says a candidate’s stand on abortion is a foundational issue.
Brad Sherman, a pastor who’s a former member of the Iowa House, says the state should immediately ban abortion pills from being mailed into Iowa.
Eddie Andrews, a current member of the Iowa House, also voted for the six-week abortion ban.
Life at conception bills that would ban all abortions in Iowa have been introduced in the Iowa legislature, but have never made it to the governor’s desk. Democrats say the bills could make contraceptives and some certain fertility treatments illegal.
Alabama’s Supreme Court recently ruled frozen embryos are children and those who destroy embryos could be held liable for wrongful death.
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