At SPL, we regularly get messages from followers asking us to block “pro-choice trolls.” Some thoughts. Recognize the difference between a troll versus someone who is simply pro-choice and disagrees. The pro-choice person disagreeing might not always be the epitome of honesty and politeness (neither are some pro-lifers), but there’s still a distinction. There are […]
Photo Credit Secular Pro-Life On October 4 I’m joining SPL’s Board VP (and PAAU’s founder), Terrisa Bukovinac to rally in Phoenix against Prop 139. Arizona already allows elective abortion until 15 weeks, but apparently that’s not enough for abortion advocates. They’re fighting for the “right” to abort viable children. It’s grotesque extremism, and we have […]
Much of this info available as a tweet thread here. As seen on Twitter/X: So the South Carolina abortion ban directly resulted in a woman being charged with murder for a miscarriage? That sounds awful. Also really strange, because South Carolina’s abortion law sprecifically does not allow criminal prosecution of women who get abortions. Here […]
Under the “abortion rights” section of NBC’s website, they have “A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban.” The article is a summary of an unpublished analysis from the Gender Equity Policy Insitute (GEPI). I searched their website and couldn’t find any recent reports related to Texas. I can’t look at […]
During this month’s presidential debate, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris had the following exchange: Trump: Will she allow abortion in the 8th month, 9th month, 7th month?Harris: *eyeroll* c’monTrump: Under Roe v Wade you could do abortions in the 7th month, the 8th month, the 9th month.Harris: That’s not true. September 10, 2024 ABC News […]
This content is available in video form here, and in written form below the video. Also posted to Facebook and Twitter/X. Regarding “after-birth abortion,” there are (at least) three distinctions to keep in mind. 1) There are distinctions between ending a pregnancy when there is an adverse prenatal diagnosis versus when there isn’t. Sometimes parents […]
The abortion debate is often described as anti-choice people opposing abortion for religious reasons on the one side and pro-choice people supporting abortion for more secular, pluralistic reasons on the other. In reality, the different sides are more complex. Of course, we at Secular Pro-Life often focus on the secular bases for opposing abortion. But […]
I recently read this article in the journal Palliative Medicine: Building trust and improving communication with parents of children with Trisomy 13 and 18. Trisomy 13 and 18 are common life-limiting conditions associated with major disabilities. This article explores the experiences of parents of children with Trisomy 13 or 18, focusing on the parents’ interactions […]
In mid-July we launched our survey of non-traditional pro-lifers. Respondents described their religious views and whether they’ve always opposed abortion. Those who haven’t always opposed abortion elaborated on what changed their minds. Below is a selection of those answers from people who described themselves as “atheist” or “agnostic.” You can also see many similar answers […]
Many pro-choicers think of embryos and fetuses as “clumps of cells.” They may mean figuratively (philosophically unimportant biomatter) or literally (spheres of undifferentiated cells). Either way, these pro-choicers often act as if only zealous anti-abortion activists view embryos as human beings. They dismiss the idea that embryos are children as a niche and archaic religious […]