This report is also available as a printable PDF. SPL has grown dramatically. Secular Pro-Life was an all-volunteer organization from 2009 until 2021, when Monica Snyder joined as our first Executive Director. Since then our staff has grown from one to five, and under Monica’s leadership, SPL has become a nationally recognized voice in the […]
[This article is a transcript of “Pressure to abort for prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] Destigmatized abortion increases the pressure for women to abort. If abortion is supposed to be a morally neutral option, then it makes […]
Article published in The Hill: “No, OBGYNs are not systematically fleeing states that banned abortion.” There’s been a lot of media coverage claiming that they are, but researchers in public health, medicine, and economics from Stanford, Berkeley, and elsewhere tried to look at this more analytically and found “no evidence of such an exodus.” They […]
What moves someone from being quietly pro-life to actively speaking out? Hundreds of people have now taken SPL’s survey of non-traditional pro-lifers, and you are invited to take it as well. One section of our survey explores stories of becoming pro-life, especially from those who weren’t always actively opposed to abortion. Usually when we think […]
“New Colorado clinic offers third-trimester abortions for ‘any reason you have‘” The clinic is called the RISE Collective, RISE stands for “Reproductive Health, Inclusive Care, Support and Empowerment.” (Video also available on Substack, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.) Colorado was already infamous for being one of the few states, a least for a while, that had a late-term abortion […]
[See more debunking content here.] Transcript: Okay, The New Yorker published “Did an Abortion Ban Cost a Young Texas Woman Her Life?” They published this in January of 2024. I didn’t have time to make content on it when it came out, but it has bothered me so many times since then, I just decided […]
Sharing secular insights to help PRC leaders better reach non-religious women Secular Pro-Life is expanding our reach through education and collaboration. This fall, Save the Storks has invited us to present at their Flyway Conference in Colorado. I’m delighted to report that Save the Storks has invited me to lead two sessions at their Flyway […]
Every month Support After Abortion hosts a training webinar for people and organizations who provide abortion healing. A Brand New SPL Presentation: Secular Post-Abortion Healing In July 2025, they asked me to speak during their monthly webinar regarding healing for secular people who have experienced abortion. You can read an overview of the presentation here […]
[This article is based on a transcript of “‘It’s the literal definition of a parasite’” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] (Video also available on TikTok.) TikTok Comment: “Also you’re not killing anything but it’s not alive. It’s the literal definition of […]
Today’s blog post is co-written by Monica Snyder and Virginia Pride. What do abortion clinics do when abortion is banned? When Roe vs Wade was overturned by Dobbs in 2022, several states had “trigger laws” which automatically restricted abortions beyond certain gestations. Many abortion clinics offer other services such as contraception and STD testing, but […]