It’s time to help stock the baby supply closets at your local pregnancy resource center! It’s easy to participate. First, check to see if there is a baby shower in your area. If so, contact that location’s leader and multiply your impact with superstore drives, yard sales, etc. No nearby baby shower? No problem! Buy […]
On Saturday, November 16 at 6pm, SPL president Kelsey Hazzard will speak at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the secular reasons to oppose abortion. The talk will take place in Room 3-333. This event is free and open to the public, so if you live in the Boston area, mark your calendar! In […]
Yesterday, in a move heralded by pro-life advocates, the European Union declined to adopt a measure that would have declared abortion to be a human right. If adopted, the proposal would have approved a violation of the right to life, marring the very concept of human rights. Moreover, abortion advocates sought to use this opportunity […]
In my previous article, I responded to Toby Ord’s thought experiment that was meant to parallel miscarriages. In this article, I’ll respond to his arguments regarding what he sees as absurdities that result from the pro-life position. The Claim: Ord, for the sake of brevity, refers to “The Claim,” which is the claim by pro-life […]
Secular Pro-Life president Kelsey Hazzard here. On Friday and Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending the Vita et Veritas (Life & Truth) Conference 2013 at Yale University. On Friday afternoon I was part of the panel “Converging Paths: Religious and Secular Perspectives on Abortion,” along with representatives from the Center for Muslim Life, Christian […]
Philosopher Toby Ord wrote an article called “The Scourge: Moral Implications of Natural Embryo Loss” (The American Journal of Bioethics, 8(7): 12-19, 2008). This is an argument that comes up somewhat regularly, but Ord concocted a thought experiment to illustrate the argument. The argument usually goes as follows: Some 50% of pregnancies end in miscarriages, […]
Tomorrow and Saturday, Yale University hosts the Vita et Veritas (Life and Truth) conference. This conference will bring together pro-life youth leaders from across the United States, as well as more experienced veterans of the pro-life movement, to learn from one another. Secular Pro-Life’s Kelsey Hazzard will be on a panel tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 […]
In the past week or so, I’ve been exposed to this facebook advertisement constantly: You might think: “Hooray! Planned Parenthood is finally focusing on breast health instead of just being an abortion business!” Not so fast. I visited the website, and was dismayed (but not at all surprised) to discover that this is a public […]
Today is the annual Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity, during which pro-lifers—primarily students—give up their voices to honor the victims of abortion. Although Secular Pro-Life is not an official co-sponsor of this event, we strongly support all the courageous young people who are participating this year. In past years, some students have faced ridicule from […]
[Today’s post by Sarah Terzo is part of our paid blogging program. Sarah is a pro-life atheist, a frequent contributor to Live Action News, and the force behind ClinicQuotes.com.] Pro-choice activists sometimes claim that late-term abortions need to be legal in order to protect women’s lives. These abortion activists know that many people shudder at the thought […]
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