Pro-choicers frequently claim that making abortion illegal won’t decrease the number of abortions; it will only decrease the number of safe, legal abortions. They suggest that there is no practical use to restricting abortion legally and that if pro-lifers really cared about decreasing abortion rates, they would focus on decreasing unplanned pregnancies (through better access […]
The fetus is a living human organism. When I state this long-standing and (at least in the field of biology) undisputed fact, pro-choicers usually have one of three reactions: Reaction 1: They argue the point based on ignorance of basic biology. “A single cell is not an organism.” “A zygote is no different than your […]
(Shop artist Alisha Vernon on Etsy.) A few weeks ago the New York Times ran “The Women the Abortion War Leaves Out,” a refreshingly objective op-ed about the high costs of motherhood that drive many to choose abortion. Author Michelle Oberman, a law professor and self-described feminist from California, wanted to better understand the goals […]
Interviewer’s note: People who aren’t involved in the pro-life movement—and even some within it—tend to believe that those who stand outside abortion clinics are there to shame and terrify vulnerable abortion-minded women. But what I’ve witnessed has been quite the opposite: the people who wait outside of abortion clinics (referred to within our movement as […]
Top: a “photo” of a 9-week fetus from EarlyAbortionOptions.com (See under “What does the tissue look like?”) Bottom: a picture from WebMD of an 8-week fetus. Also Snopes links to BabyCenter for accurate depictions of fetal development. Notice BabyCenter’s photo is basically the exact same picture as WebMD’s. Fetal Development Facts: At 9 weeks, the […]
In the UK, abortion is legal up to 24 weeks typically—but in cases where the fetus has disabilities, the woman can obtain abortion at any time throughout pregnancy. Recently a UK lawmaker with disabilities, Lord Kevin Shinkwin, spoke out about this double standard: I can see from the trends in abortion on grounds of disability […]
A scene from the 2015 March for Life weekend. SPL president Kelsey Hazzard has red wine; NWF co-president Destiny Herdon-De La Rosa has white wine. NWF’s other co-president, Kristen Walker Hatten, is on the far left. Secular Pro-Life recently interviewed Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa of New Wave Feminists. SPL and NWF cross paths often, and we […]
Recently we asked our FB followers: “Do you think comparing abortion to a holocaust is a valid comparison?” We got tons of responses. (I read over the first 80 comments but stopped keeping track after that.) Opinions seem to break down into three overall categories: 1. No, the comparison has problems. 2. Yes, it’s a […]
Last Friday we posted a 2 question poll about who you consider “pro-lifers” and who you consider part of the “pro-life movement.” The point of the poll was to explore how people define these terms. We considered four factors: Whether a person is politically active in fighting abortion. Whether a person thinks abortion should be […]
Descriptions: Lucas is a business owner who offers paid maternity leave. He also writes letters protesting abortion to his political representatives and local newspapers whenever the opportunity comes up. Elizabeth is a stay-at-home mom who thinks abortion is wrong. She does what she can to help women not feel they need it; for example, when […]