Homepage for the Independent Adoption Center. Among the many reasons women cite for obtaining abortions are the following: Having a child would interfere with the woman’s education, work, or ability to care for dependents; The woman cannot afford a baby; and/or The woman is having relationship problems/does not want to be a single mother. It seems adoption would […]
(I woke up with the above-quoted John Mayer song stuck in my head. Seems fitting.) (Via Pinterest) My first niece (whom I will call “Z”) was due last Tuesday, but still hasn’t made her appearance. We are all very (impatiently) excited for Z’s arrival, but in the interim the pregnancy has gotten increasingly uncomfortable for […]
According to Gallup, Americans are split relatively evenly regarding the abortion debate: 47% describe themselves as “pro-life,” 45% “pro-choice.” Half of America is pro-life, but that doesn’t tell us a great deal. Which people are included in the pro-life half? Old, white men? The same Gallup poll found that those who call themselves “pro-life” include: […]
The University of San Francisco Students for Life invited Secular Pro-Life to give a brief overview of the non-religious pro-life perspective and the need for this perspective in the larger pro-life movement. Click here to see the presentation. Sources for the presentation are listed below the video. Click here to see the partial Q&A session following […]
Students for Life is hosting a Secular Pro-Life presentation at the University of San Francisco: Friday, April 20th 8:00pm 313 Cowell Hall University of San Francisco Join us to hear Secular Pro-Life’s position and why it’s needed in today’s pro-life movement. Update: The presentation went very well. The students were engaged and inquisitive. See here […]
[This post is the first in a point-counterpoint debate. See the argument against the rape exception here.] According to Gallup, 59% of self-described pro-lifers believe abortion should be legal in cases of rape. This is a higher percentage than I expected. Anecdotally, it seems most pro-lifers I interact with believe there should be no rape […]
This past weekend was both the Reason Rally and the American Atheists Convention. SPL spends a lot of time advocating for secularism in the pro-life movement; last weekend was a great opportunity to advocate for pro-life positions in the secular movement. SPL arranged to have a table at the convention in the hopes of reaching […]
I frequently find myself in abortion arguments with people who just cannot wrap their minds around the idea that I think the fetus deserves human rights. It’s like they believe I just bring up fetal rights as a red herring to distract from my supposed hatred of women. They do not believe the fetus deserves […]
While the terms “pro-life” and “pro-choice” are clearly open for interpretation, I’ve had the impression that, generally, “pro-life” people think abortion should be illegal except in cases that threaten the mother’s life (and perhaps in cases of rape*) and “pro-choice” people generally think abortion should be legal throughout pregnancy. My impressions are due partially to […]
So it’s pretty ridiculous how many times I’ve heard this: If you want to understand a pro-lifer’s perspective, take any argument about abortion and substitute “fetus” with “3-year-old.” Try this with me: “If you don’t like killing 3-year-olds, then don’t kill any. But don’t try to impose your beliefs on me!” See what happens […]