Pro-life Activities
Gietzen is the chairman of the Kansas Coalition for Life. One of the major projects of this organization was to place crosses each day on public property in front of George Tiller's late-term abortion facility in Wichita. KCFL claims 395 babies saved to date. As part of this project, pro-life volunteers were present on public property in front of the facility whenever it was open for business. Gietzen had protested the facility since 1978.
Gietzen is leading the movement for heartbeat legislation in Kansas, which would prevent abortions from being done if a heartbeat is detected on an unborn baby. This bill would be similar to legislation that has passed the Ohio House. According to the Wichita Eagle, Gietzen feels it would withstand a US Supreme Court challenge. He is working to gather thousands of signatures requesting a special session of the Kansas legislature to take up this legislation.
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