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Kelsey Hazzard

About Kelsey Hazzard

Kelsey is a political moderate with a legal background (BA in Psychology & Religious Studies from University of Miami, JD from University of Virginia). She founded SPL in 2009 and currently serves as Board President. She regularly provides insight into the variety of state and federal court cases and legislation pertaining to abortion.

Entries by Kelsey Hazzard

The Pro-Life Argument from the Secular Perspective

September 13, 2023 in Administrative, Speeches, Discussions, Presentations, Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard

TRANSCRIPT: [Applause] Good morning. Thank you so much to National Right to Life, and especially Jacki Ragan for inviting me to speak today. And thank you all for joining this breakout session. As she said, my name is Kelsey Hazard. I’m the founder of Secular Pro-Life. And Secular Pro-Life is exactly what it sounds like. […]

We Asked, You Answered: Embryo Adoption

September 8, 2023 in Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Kelsey Hazzard

In vitro fertilization often involves the creation of more embryos than the genetic parents intend to gestate and birth. Embryo adoption is the process of receiving a genetically unrelated “extra” embryo who was created for in vitro fertilization, and giving that embryo the chance to implant in the adoptive mother’s uterus. Absent such adoption, these […]

Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: B.K.S.

September 4, 2023 in Religion, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Kelsey Hazzard

Once a month or so, the Secular Pro-Life blog features a short interview with a pro-life atheist. (See the full series of interviews here.) Although Secular Pro-Life is not exclusively for atheists, historically atheists have played a key role in the organization. As atheists become more prominent in the pro-life movement generally, we’re excited for the opportunity […]

Secular Pro-Life Statement on the Conviction of Pro-Life Activists

August 30, 2023 in Legislation, laws, & court cases, Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard

Secular Pro-Life is heartbroken that peaceful pro-life advocates, including pro-life atheist Herb Geraghty, have been convicted under the FACE Act. The D.C. jury’s guilty verdict, announced yesterday afternoon, exposes the defendants to up to eleven years in federal prison. The judge excluded key evidence from the trial. The jury’s verdict was not fully informed. Secular […]

Interview: Missouri Pregnancy Center Director

August 18, 2023 in Abortion pills, Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Kelsey Hazzard

Secular Pro-Life recently interviewed Sheri Petruso, the Executive Director of Birthright St. Charles (a short drive from St. Louis, MO). Pregnancy resource centers like Birthright play a crucial role in abortion prevention, especially post-Dobbs. A transcript of the interview is below. We thank Sheri for her dedication and for sharing her insights with us. Tell […]

Mark your calendars for September 20 in Nashville

August 16, 2023 in Administrative, Religion, Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard

Our Executive Director, Monica Snyder, will speak at the Samaritan Summit in Nashville, TN on Wednesday, September 20. That’s just five weeks from today! As the name suggests, the Samaritan Summit is Christian; it is an annual gathering of staff and volunteers of faith-based pregnancy centers. This year’s theme is “She is More: Reaching the […]

We Asked, You Answered: Presidential Candidates

August 11, 2023 in Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Kelsey Hazzard

The 2024 primary election will be here before you know it, and the race is already heating up. We asked our followers on social media: “If you could pose one question about abortion to a presidential candidate, what would you ask?” Here are a few of the top responses (with minor edits for clarity). Mx. […]

“I’m a Pro-Life Atheist. Your Religion Isn’t Strong Evidence.”

August 7, 2023 in Speeches, Discussions, Presentations, Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard

Monica Snyder, the Executive Director of Secular Pro-Life, recently appeared on the Spillover podcast, hosted by Alex Clark. Watch the video or read the transcript below. Many thanks to our volunteer transcriber, Anna Rawerts. Want to join her? Learn more about becoming a Secular Pro-Life volunteer. Alex: I love having guests on the show to […]

Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: Patrick Copeland

August 4, 2023 in Religion, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Kelsey Hazzard

Once a month or so, the Secular Pro-Life blog features a short interview with a pro-life atheist. (See the full series of interviews here.) Although Secular Pro-Life is not exclusively for atheists, historically atheists have played a key role in the organization. As atheists become more prominent in the pro-life movement generally, we’re excited for the opportunity […]

We Asked, You Answered: Friendships Across the Aisle

July 28, 2023 in Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Kelsey Hazzard

We asked our followers on social media: “Should pro-life and pro-choice people be friends? Why or why not?” Here are a few of the top responses. Ruth C.: “Pro-lifers should be friends with anyone. We cannot convince others that they’ve been lied to if we don’t have relationship with them.” Greg M.: “Absolutely! My friends […]

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