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 […]
[This article is based on a transcript of “The human life cycle begins at fertilization, and not before” 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.) No, the Life Cycle Does Not Begin Before Fertilization Chapter 2 of Developmental […]
Recently Herb Geraghty and I livestreamed our discussion of the “all trimester” Washington Surgi-Clinic in Washington, D.C. As of the writing of this post (mid-September, 2025), the clinic has apparently ceased doing abortions. DC Health told Live Action that the clinic’s license expired in mid-August and wasn’t renewed, although clinic staff have apparently said they […]
I spent the first half of this week in Florida at the Samaritan Summit, a conference for PRC staff and volunteers. It was great. For those of you who couldn’t join, here’s a quick recap. The Storytelling Symposium helps pro-lifers find their voice. Earlier this year, SPL partnered with Abortion Survivors Network and Leadership Institute […]
ProPublica has published quite a few viral articles about pregnant women dying in pro-life states, particularly Texas. The outlet frames these stories as the fault of abortion restrictions, suggesting these women died because medical professionals are too scared or confused by abortion laws to offer life-saving interventions. These are the denial-of-care stories. We’ve spent a […]
Last year, SPL surveyed people about which clinical scenarios they’d consider abortions. This year, I published a very detailed analysis of the results, especially considering pro-choice and pro-life people’s differing understandings of abortion, and how we can use this information to have clearer, better conversations. We discussed these results in our livestream “Abortion Across the […]
Replay: Behind the doors of the Washington Surgi-Clinic Hi All – The “all trimester” Washington Surgi-Clinic has come up recently because, at least at the moment, they seem to have stopped performing late-term abortions. SPL has particular history with activism related to the Surgi clinic. When I was 28 weeks pregnant with my daughter Ruby, I […]