[Today’s post is reprinted from Clinic Quotes, a website run by SPL member Sarah T.] Mandatory waiting periods before abortions reduce the suicide rate among women ages 25-64, according to a study. In the study “Mandatory Waiting Periods for Abortions and Female Mental Health” by Jonathan Klick, it was determined that the suicide rate of […]
You probably know that Secular Pro-Life’s president has written a book, Cultivating Weeds (available here and on Kindle). But we aren’t the only ones with a new book! Students for Life of America is about to release Courageous: Students Abolishing Abortion in this Lifetime. Unlike Cultivating Weeds, which is a work of fiction, Courageous is a […]
[Today’s post is reprinted from “Yeah, but…”] Philosophers have proposed, and studies have suggested, that people form opinions based on their emotions first, and after the opinion is formed they find a way to rationalize it. Emotion —> Opinion! —> Rationalization We may like to believe we first carefully think about the logic behind ideas, then form our opinions, and then let our […]
In my previous article, I examined the argument against abortion that I consider to be the strongest, the Substance View. This argument, by philosopher Don Marquis, is also a very strong argument and, when used in tandem with the Substance View, offers a very powerful cumulative case against abortion.This argument comes from Marquis’ 1989 article […]
The Irish Times is infamous within the pro-life movement for irresponsibly running with the story that a young woman named Savita Halappanavar had died because she was denied an abortion. Irish pro-lifers familiar with Irish medical practice were skeptical— and sure enough, the reporter later admitted that Savita may not have wanted an abortion at all. […]
2013 is shaping up to be a big year for Secular Pro-Life, and for the pro-life movement in general. Later this month, pro-lifers will mark the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade. This is a mournful time, but we will use it to connect with one another, get re-energized, and continue saving as many lives […]
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