One of the most common outside (and even inside) criticisms of the pro-life movement is that it lacks concern for born life. The late comedian George Carlin expressed the common iteration of this view in a standup: “Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don’t want to […]
Are you an anti-abortion advocate on your campus? Students for Life of America wants to develop your leadership skills! Their year-long fellowship programs teach crucial skills like time management, delegation, succession planning, and pro-life persuasion. Each fellow also receives a dedicated pro-life mentor, so you can gain connections and possibly make pro-life service your full-time […]
Today’s guest post is by Kristina Artuković. Kristina has masters degrees in philosophy and philology. She is also mother to a child with Down syndrome. Brief background: Down syndrome is a condition caused by an extra copy of our 21st chromosome. An extra copy of a chromosome is called a trisomy, which is why Down […]
Today is World Down Syndrome Day! Did you know? A non-antagonizing piece of information. A picture of a cute kid with Down syndrome. A graphic with socks. Fuzzy inclusive feelings. Too bad it’s not always like that. During my pregnancy with Toma, who happens to have Down syndrome, my husband and I were repeatedly harassed […]
[This post is available as a Twitter thread here.] Introduction ACOG (the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) recently released a “Guide to Language and Abortion,” and Quartz covered the guide in their article “13 phrases US doctors want removed from our vocabulary about abortion.” It’s problematic to assume ACOG and “US doctors” are interchangeable […]
[Today’s guest article is by Alexander Hyun.] If you must choose between saving one newborn and saving five human embryos that are only a few days old, it’s intuitive that you morally ought to save the newborn. This observation forms the basis of the Burning Fertility Clinic Argument, a well-known type of argument against the […]
A Missouri bill related to medication abortion has been getting a lot of attention: While media hyperbole about abortion restrictions is typical, Missouri’s HB 2810 has confused even some staunch anti-abortion advocates with its mention of ectopic pregnancies. Part of the confusion is most likely due to the presentation of three different changes under two […]
We have added three new collections to the SPL website. If you’d like to contribute to any of these, please contact us here. 1. Our children’s heartbeats – While the pro-choice side tries desperately to claim embryos don’t have hearts, we collect stories from parents who became pro-life when they first heard their beloved children’s prenatal heartbeats. 2. Parents […]
Mark your calendars! Pro-life advocates from Missouri and neighboring states will gather for the annual “March on the Arch” on Saturday, March 19. This year’s theme is “Be a Pro-Life Superhero.” The march will begin with a rally outside Missouri’s last abortion business at 11:00 a.m. Participants will then walk four miles to Laclede’s Landing, […]
Some pro-choice people predict that abortion restrictions or bans will lead to a major increase in unwanted children. They occasionally claim abortion restrictions will lead to miserable, trapped mothers and abused, neglected children, an idea that is also behind the (tenuous) connection they draw between abortion restrictions and the foster care system. For example: Several […]
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