SPL is Very Online. Our primary mission is to advance secular arguments against abortion, and we do that mainly by creating a lot of online content. In 2025 we published an e-book, wrote 160 blog articles, posted over 500 tweets, uploaded over 1,000 videos, and shared nearly 1,500 images. Creating content is one thing, but […]
Hi All – This weekend I’ll be training pro-life doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals at the annual conference for the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs (AAPLOG). I’ll be teaching attendees how to have persuasive and useful conversations with pro-choice colleagues, friends, and family. As I prep my training, I’m struck by how absolutely crucial […]
[This article is a transcript of “ProPublica twists the story of Ciji Graham” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] This video is also available on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. New ProPublica article: “A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent […]
Several points: 1. Women miscarry into toilets all the time. In many cases they don’t know in advance this will happen and have no resources or preparation for how to handle it. This is a huge societal gap in caring for people who go through pregnancy loss, one that we’ve been working to remedy (see […]
(A PDF version of this letter is available here.) Re: Protections for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Nursing Women in Immigration Custody Dear President Trump, Secretary Noem, and Acting Director Lyons: We write as pro-life organizations to urge the immediate reinstatement and enforcement of federal protections that prevent the detention of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women, except […]
Do fetuses have sensory experiences? In the ongoing discussions about fetal pain and fetal consciousness, some groups have argued fetuses have no sensory experiences throughout all of pregnancy. They say the neuroinhibitors in fetal blood continually sedate them, so they aren’t likely to experience pain (or anything else) until they’re born. Some abortion advocates use […]
I’m delighted to report that the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs (AAPLOG) has invited me to present at their MBEC Conference in three weeks (Feb 28) in Seattle, Washington. I’ll be sharing insights from SPL’s Building Bridges presentation to train pro-life medical professionals to have better dialogue with pro-choice colleagues and friends. We created Building Bridges to help pro-lifers have […]
Every year, thousands of pro-lifers gather at the Capitol for the March for Life. What results is basically a week-long national pro-life reunion, with lots of opportunities for networking and collaboration. In years past I’ve represented Secular Pro-Life by myself, but now that Herb Geraghty is on SPL’s team, we were able to cover twice […]
[This article is a transcript of “Abortion clinic website dispels pro-choice myths about later abortion” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] This video is also available on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. We find the general public continues to be pretty much entirely unaware of […]
Josh Brahm of Equal Rights Institute invited me to record several podcast episodes with him. In this episode we explore the different reasons people think the pro-life view is inherently religious, and why Secular Pro-Life disagrees. You can watch/listen to the full episode here or read the summary below. Key Takeaways Summary “We’re talking about […]
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