What an incredible year 2019 has been! The U.S. abortion rate hit a record low, the Supreme Court is widely believed to have a pro-life majority, and Secular Pro-Life has been hard at work. Winter: Secular Pro-Life marked its tenth anniversary in January. We took to the streets in Washington, D.C. (March for Life) and […]
The most-read articles on the Secular Pro-Life blog in 2019 are… 10. Are Human Embryos Human From the Beginning?—Spoiler alert: Yes. 9. I Used to be Religiously Pro-Life—Guest author Laura Vilaro describes her shift from opposing abortion purely because of her Catholic upbringing, to reaching a fuller understanding of abortion as a human rights violation. […]
Here are the most reacted-to, commented-upon, and shared Secular Pro-Life graphics of 2019! You guys sure do like screenshots and corrections to pro-choice nonsense. 10. For every two Catholic pro-lifers, there is one secular pro-lifer! (Check out this blog post for the underlying data.) 9 (Several images tied). Numerous people who grew up in foster […]
Photo by Alex Hockett on Unsplash Just in time for Christmas, Baby Chris has been born! The Endowment for Human Development explains: The fetus initiates labor resulting in the transition from fetus to newborn. Powerful contractions of the uterus result in childbirth and the expulsion of the placenta, which now weighs about 1/6th as much […]
Image via BabyCenter.com [This is part 39 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 38 weeks after fertilization (40 weeks LMP), Baby Chris 20 ¼ inches long and weighs 7 ¾ pounds—about the size of a small pumpkin. Baby Chris will be born very soon! Their […]
We recently received an email from Josephine C., asking: “How do you respond to those people who maintain that prohibiting abortion is an invasion of privacy?” Unfortunately, when I tried to reply, I got an automated error message. Hopefully this blog post will reach Josephine, but even if it doesn’t, it’s an important issue for […]
Illustration via BabyCenter.com [This is part 38 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 37 weeks after fertilization (39 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 20 inches long and weighs 7 ¼ pounds—about the size of a mini watermelon. He or she is full term […]
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Image via BabyCenter [This is part 37 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 36 weeks after fertilization (38 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 19 ½ inches long and weighs 6 ¾ pounds—about the size of a leek. The brain has developed “deep, convoluted grooves — extra […]
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