Secular Pro-Life
  • Home
  • About
    • Meet The Team
    • Mission and Vision
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Stances
      • Abortion
      • Religion
      • Contraception
      • The Rape Exception
    • Privacy
  • Content
    • Index
    • Blog
    • Presentations
      • A Secular Case Against Abortion
      • Building Bridges
      • Deconstructing Three Pro-Choice Myths
      • Overlooked Findings of the Turnaway Study
    • Research
      • Abortion Law and Abortion Rates
      • Abortion Law and Pregnancy Rates
      • Later Abortion
      • Embryonic Hearts
      • Abortion Views and Gender
    • Collections
      • For the biology textbook tells me so
      • They can hear you
      • Parents can hear you
      • Our children’s heartbeats
      • Becoming Pro-Life
      • Ask An Atheist
      • Fixed that meme for you
    • Print Materials
      • 100 Pro-Life Sign Ideas
      • Overview Brochure
      • FAQ
      • Why Secular People Should Care
      • Tell People You’re Pro-Life
      • Bridges
      • Presentation Overview card
    • Store
  • Contact
  • Get Involved
    • Why support SPL?
    • Donor Opportunities
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Volunteer Survey
    • More Surveys
      • Why do you support SPL?
      • Best and Worst Abortion Arguments
      • “Ask An Atheist” Interview
      • Non-Traditional Pro-Life Survey
      • LGBT Pro-Life Survey
      • Parents experiences with prenatal screening
  • Donate
  • Menu Menu

Citations for NRLC Convention Presentation

June 23, 2023/in Speeches, Discussions, Presentations, Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard

On Saturday, June 24 — the first anniversary of the life-saving Dobbs decision — Secular Pro-Life founder and president Kelsey Hazzard will give a presentation at the National Right to Life presentation in Pittsburgh. Here are her sources.

Bernard Nathanson quote: “Confessions of an Ex-Abortionist,” excerpt available here.

Changing religious demographics: Jeffrey M. Jones, U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for the First Time, Gallup 2021. See also this Pew Research Center projection of Christian identification in the United States.

Debunking abortion supporters’ Establishment Clause argument: “Religious Liberty Justifications for Violence: A Legal Analysis,” Kelsey Hazzard, Rehumanize Conference, October 15, 2022, and related citations.

Religiously unaffiliated Americans are overrepresented among abortion customers. Per the Pew Research Center, in 2014, 22.8% of Americans were religiously unaffiliated — but they made up 38% of mothers obtaining abortions, according to the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute.

Number of non-religious Americans opposed to abortion: The Pew Research Center reports, as of March 2023, that 15% of religiously unaffiliated Americans say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases. It also states, as of 2021, that 29% of Americans are religiously unaffiliated. The U.S. Census reports a national adult population of 258.3 million. Putting that data together, we estimate that there are 11.2 million secular pro-life American adults.

Religious demographics of the pro-life movement: Pew Research Center, “Religious tradition by views about abortion.” And see related analysis by Secular Pro-Life.

Religiously unaffiliated Americans are 40% less likely to say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases, compared to the general U.S. population: See this table from the Pew Research Center (15% versus 37%), survey of U.S adults taken March 7-13, 2023.

Prenatal development resources: The Endowment for Human Development, embryology quote collection, embryonic heartbeat research, and our response to the unscientific Guardian propaganda article. (Bonus: Women who are “pro-choice” but have seen the reality of prenatal development due to miscarriage were also unhappy with the Guardian.)

Pro-life feminism: Feminists for Life of America, Feminists Choosing Life of New York, and coalition amicus brief

Abortion late in pregnancy: Proof that medically unnecessary abortions are performed after 21 weeks, and why that undercuts the bodily autonomy argument for abortion.

Secular-friendly post-abortion resources: Abortion Changes You and Support After Abortion

Related Posts

Share this entry
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Share on Pinterest
  • Share on LinkedIn
  • Share on Reddit
  • Share by Mail
https://secularprolife.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SecularProlife2.png 0 0 Kelsey Hazzard https://secularprolife.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SecularProlife2.png Kelsey Hazzard2023-06-23 18:55:512023-08-03 09:36:10Citations for NRLC Convention Presentation

Follow via Email

* indicates required

Categories

  • Ableism
  • Abortion pills
  • Administrative
  • Adoption & Foster Care
  • Biology
  • Bodily Rights
  • en español
  • Later Abortion
  • Legislation, laws, & court cases
  • Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss
  • Personhood
  • Philosophy
  • Pro-Life Demographics
  • Rape Exception
  • Religion
  • Research
  • Speeches, Discussions, Presentations
  • SPL Emails
  • They Can Hear You
  • Top SPL Articles
  • Top SPL Graphics
  • Uncategorized
  • We Asked You Answered
  • Year In Review
  • Your Stories

Archive

It’s crucial that we demonstrate that anyone can–and everyone should–oppose abortion. Thanks to you, we are working to change minds, transform our culture, and protect our prenatal children. Every donation supports our ability to provide nonsectarian, nonpartisan arguments against abortion. Read more details here. Please donate today.

DONATE
SUBSCRIBE
© Copyright 2025 Secular Pro-Life. All rights reserved. Website Design by TandarichGroup

Related Posts

Abortion isn’t just about ending a pregnancy; it’s about killing... Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: Jesse
Scroll to top
Want to join our mailing list?

We’d be happy to keep in touch. Subscribe for access to our newsletter and other updates.