Update: Since we created the video and transcript below, Tift County District Attorney Patrick Warren has doppped charges against Chandler-Scott, stating “Prosecution is not legally sustainable and not in the interest of justice.” The DA’s office had advised law enforcement to wait until full medical findings were complete before moving forward. It’s unclear why law […]
Hi All – I’m going on a brief, packed speaking trip in Connecticut next week. If you’re around you should come see me. I’ll be giving the following presentations: All of my presentations are thorough and engaging. The Turnaway and Myths presentations are fairly academic, including lists of citations and some deep-dive analyses. The Bridges presentation is more real-world application. All […]
[June 29, 2025 update: Reisinger-Kindle was reprimanded and fined $5,000 by Illinois Dept. of Financial & Professional Regulation. Lawsuit is ongoing. Reisinger-Kindle is arguing the woman who allegedly almost died under his “care” should not be able to guard her identity.Reisinger-Kindle’s attorneys probably (correctly) anticipate that if women can’t have anonymity in seeking legal action, […]
Note: Any time I talk about women suffering after abortion, people assume I’m arguing that their suffering is a reason to outlaw abortion. In fact this isn’t my point. I do think we should outlaw elective abortion–because it kills human beings. But even if we lived in a world where outlawing abortion was impossible, I […]
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On March 7, we hosted Secular Pro-Life’s 3rd annual trivia night outside St. Louis, Missouri. It was fantastic. SPL’s primary mission is to advance secular arguments against abortion. But our mission includes two additional parts: make space for non-traditional (especially non-religious) pro-life people, and build interfaith coalitions (people of any faith or no faith) to […]
[This article is a transcript of “‘”Where does life begin?” is a spiritual question’” 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 Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.) I was a conservative Christian for a long time who could not understand how anyone could […]
Last weekend Oregon Right to Life (ORTL) invited me to open their Together We Advocate conference with Building Bridges, SPL’s keynote presentation that’s all about how to connect to people different from ourselves. Bridges aligns perfectly with two core parts of SPL’s mission: coalition building and creating space for non-traditional pro-lifers, and every single time I’ve presented it I’ve been […]
[This article is a transcript of ““This whole pro-life movement is super disingenuous” (re kidney donations)” 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 Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.) A few weeks ago, Buzzfeed published an article titled, “This 23-Year-Old Man’s Pro-Abortion Argument […]
Herb Geraghty is a pro-life atheist and former Executive Director of the renowned consistent life ethic organization Rehumanize International. Herb is a passionate advocate for the marginalized and vulnerable, and in no area has he contributed more than the defense of prenatal children. Herb’s history of activism is extensive, but he’s particularly known for civil […]