In a week I’m heading to Washington DC for the March for Life (MFL) and related conferences and events. Coalition building is a fundamental part of SPL’s mission. To that end, in 2024 we completed many public-facing collaborative projects and even more behind-closed-door brainstorming and coordination work (details). MFL week in DC is a uniquely opportune […]
Missy Martinez-Stone of The Center for Client Safety invited me to record a podcast episode with her focused on SPL’s work welcoming in non-traditional pro-lifers. You can watch/listen to the full episode here or read the summary below. Key Takeaways Summary In this episode of The Centered Podcast, I talk with Missy Martinez-Stone about how […]
[This article is a transcript of “Talking with children about abortion” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] My 11 year old daughter asked me what an abortion was. Dr. Vicki Chan, “Doctor Explaining Abortion to Her 11 Year Old Kid“ This […]
As the year came to a close I wrote quite a lot detailing the awesome work SPL did in 2024, and asking you to help us make the most of a generous matching grant. And your responses have been great. Thank you for a bunch of reasons: Thanks for your donations. Our year-end campaign resulted […]
Hi All, SPL’s mission is three part: I’ve told you about our 2024 wins regarding part 1 (creating debunking content) and part 2 (connecting with non-traditional pro-lifers). Our progress with part 3 (coalition building) has also been exceptional. Coalition-building is crucial to the pro-life movement’s success. We’re often outfunded and outresourced by abortion advocates. We […]
In years past we would feature the most popular graphics we posted to our Facebook account. Last year Instagram posts started to compete with Facebook images for most viewed graphics. This year, all top 10 most viewed graphics were on Instagram. 10. These just aren’t gates you can keep 9. Molly used to be an […]
SPL prioritizes outreach to non-traditional pro-lifers. Part of SPL’s mission is to make space for non-traditional pro-lifers. In our Building Bridges presentation, I explain the difference between “traditional” and “non-traditional”: Countless non-traditional pro-lifers are opposed to abortion but think they’re alone. All their friends are pro-choice, and the traditional pro-life movement can seem disinterested or even hostile to […]
Hi All, I recently wrote you celebrating SPL’s successful debunking content and asking for your help to bridge our year-end budget gap of $23,000. Since then you’ve been sending a steady stream of donations, which is so encouraging. Thanks to you, we’re able to make secular arguments against abortion and connect all types of people to anti-abortion […]
I’m delighted to announce that Secular Pro-Life is partnering with Abortion Survivors Network and the Leadership Institute to create the Storytelling Symposium: a 6-part webinar series (plus a January 22 in-person workshop) to teach pro-lifers how to equip, empower, and support our storytellers. You can register here. Why do we need the Storytelling Symposium? Abortion […]
(I’m not talking about Daft Punk. I’m talking about SPL.) SPL has a multi-part mission including advancing secular arguments against abortion, welcoming non-traditional pro-lifers, and coalition building. 2024 has been fabulous for us in all of these regards. But for now I wanted to highlight an additional 2024 victory: because I have a small but […]