Tamika Bassman is the co-president of Students for Life at Berkeley. Secular Pro-Life’s Monica Snyder interviewed her about the ups and downs of that experience. Enjoy! Q: What does the term “pro-life” mean to you? A: To me, being “pro-life” means that I strive to support the fundamental human right to live for all human […]
When I attended my very first March for Life as a college student in 2009, I saw more crucifixes and Virgin Mary icons than I’d ever encountered in my (raised-Methodist-but-having-doubts) life, and thought it would be cool to organize an explicitly secular march group. And maybe we could put together some pro-life literature without Bible […]
As has become tradition, we kicked off the Walk for Life with our own meet-up before the rally before the Walk itself. The past several years we’ve partnered with Rehumanize International, Pro-Life San Francisco, and other non-traditional pro-life organizations to host a meet-up in front of the Asian Art Museum typically highlighting the diversity in […]
After an amazing and inspiring March For Life weekend in Washington D.C., pro-lifers will gather this Saturday in downtown San Francisco for the annual West Coast Walk For Life. This is the largest pro-life gathering on the west cost and, as always, Secular Pro-Life will be there to represent. Below you’ll find a list of […]
Whew. What a whirlwind. Last weekend, in the span of three days, Secular Pro-Life exhibited at three pro-life youth events (giving away a ton of free literature and meeting lots of leaders who’d like to have us speak at their campuses), co-hosted a karaoke fundraiser with Rehumanize International, encountered a ton of incredible pro-life projects […]
We will be very busy at the March for Life and associated events! You can find a more detailed schedule here, but to recap: On Thursday morning, rally with us. On Friday morning, meet up and march with us. On Friday night, sing with us. On Saturday, conference with us (and also this conference, but it’s sold out). See […]
It is universally acknowledged among pro-lifers that Planned Parenthood is an abortion corporation that should not be supported nor funded through taxpayer dollars. But how many pro-lifers can say that they have actually been to a Planned Parenthood, with the intention of having an abortion? Sadly, I have experienced this first hand, and by sharing […]
On December 28, 2018, the New York Times published a 13,500-word article attributed to its editorial board. A momentous question underlying this article almost receives the recognition it deserves from the authors. In the third paragraph they say this much about the question: a deep shift in American society, away from a centuries-long tradition in […]
Every year, Americans United for Life (AUL) releases the “Life List,” which ranks each U.S. state on a spectrum from most to least pro-life based on a “comprehensive legal analysis of each state’s legal protections for human life from conception to natural death.” Numerous laws, from gestational limits to informed consent to facility regulations, factor […]
I recently purchased Mere Morality, a book by former pastor turned atheist activist Dan Barker. The premise interested me; it aims to distill morality to a basic secular principle of not harming others. That’s generally what guides my moral life as well, although it’s hardly that simple. What constitutes harm? And what is the frame […]