Life Advocacy
Posted on January 20, 2025
Grant and Sarah are a couple whose dream to adopt a child with Down Syndrome led to something extraordinary – a special Down Syndrome adoption program at Lutheran Family Service.
Life Advocacy
Posted on January 8, 2025
Join us at the 2025 Iowa Prayer Rally for Life to meet Landon and Teresa Poss and hear their remarkable Down Syndrome adoption story as we stand for the most vulnerable among us, celebrate adoption, and raise awareness of life-affirming options.
Life Advocacy
Posted on June 28, 2024
by Rev. Max Phillips
Lutheran Family Service gives thanks to God for today’s Iowa Supreme Court decision to lift the temporary injunction on the Heartbeat Bill passed last July by the legislature! This bill bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually around six weeks. Currently, little boys and girls can be killed up to twenty weeks old in the womb. More lives will be saved in Iowa.
Life Advocacy
Posted on June 6, 2024
by Kim Laube
March, sing, and pray at the Iowa March for Life on Saturday, June 22 at the Iowa State Capitol!
Life Advocacy
Posted on May 29, 2024
by Rev. Jonathan Conner
How should we think about in vitro fertilization? Is IVF pro-life? Is it something Christians should support? As with all matters, it’s essential that we bring thoughtful Christian discernment to bear.
Life Advocacy
Posted on May 28, 2024
In today’s culture, the answer offered in response to some of life’s most challenging situations may be death. For over 120 years, Lutheran Family Service is focused on sharing God’s truth for life with Jesus as the cornerstone of the ministry.
Life Advocacy
Posted on April 8, 2024
LCMS Pastors from Iowa District East and West gathered to learn about critical life issues impacting Iowans and to offer support, prayer, and encouragement to legislators at the April 4, 2024, LCMS Pastors’ Day On The Hill hosted by Lutheran Family Service.
Life Advocacy
Posted on January 18, 2024
EVERY life is precious! Please join the Iowa Coalition of Pro-Life Leaders at the Iowa State Capitol to help save babies, help mothers and Iowa families in crisis, mourn the little ones lost to abortion, celebrate the future, and become a LIFE advocate at the 2024 Iowa Prayer Rally for Life on Monday, January 22 at 11:00AM.
Adoption
Posted on July 31, 2023
by Kim Laube
Many women find themselves in dangerous situations during an unexpected pregnancy, especially if there are people in their life who are violent. Safe Haven relinquishments allow the birthmother, birthfather, or a designee to bring the child to a safe location and never reveal any information about themselves or the child without being prosecuted for abandonment.
Life Advocacy
Posted on April 14, 2023
by Kim Laube
On Tuesday, April 11, oral arguments were heard by the Iowa Supreme Court in the case of Planned Parenthood vs. Reynolds regarding abortion restriction. This important case involves the heartbeat law passed by the Iowa Legislature and signed by Governor Reynolds in 2018. The heartbeat law banned little boys and girls in the womb if a heartbeat was detectable. Sadly, the law was immediately enjoined by the court not allowing it to be enforced.
