Abby S. wrote to Secular Pro-Life for advice: This is a six-year-old article, and I assume most of you have already read it. However, I wanted to mention that it brought me to a sickening epiphany: It’s not that the abortion advocates don’t know that a fetus is a human being, with arms, legs, brain […]
Support for preborn children and born children aren’t mutually exclusive When someone asks me what I’m doing about resources for born children, my initial reaction is often anger and defensiveness, for two reasons: 1) Because nobody ever says “If you oppose infanticide, you’d better be out there advocating for free and universal day care!” Freedom […]
Above: People who have no idea what they’re really standing for This is probably the most gut-wrenching story I have ever had to report on in my eight years of pro-life advocacy. It is not for anyone with a weak stomach. If you choose not to read any further, know that it is worse than […]
Photo taken at last January’s March for Life in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, abortion advocates introduced a bill to pay for elective abortions with federal taxpayer funds. The bill “targets the Hyde Amendment, a 1976 provision that blocks federal money from going to pay for abortions, with exceptions for cases of rape or incest or […]
The above tips were created in the context of racial justice advocacy post-Ferguson but apply well to activists in any movement, including the pro-life movement. Below is a lightly edited version of an email exchange I had with a budding pro-lifer earlier this week. Got a question for Secular Pro-Life? Contact us here. Q: I’ve […]
Have you ever encountered a conversation that goes, roughly, like this? Pro-lifer: When I was pregnant, everyone told me I should have an abortion. But today, my child is the light of my life. Pro-choicer: You made a CHOICE about your pregnancy. You’re a hypocrite for trying to take CHOICE away from other women. Of […]
For the immediate future, Texas abortion businesses will not have to meet the same safety standards as other outpatient surgical centers. The regulation has been tied up in court since its passage almost two years ago. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the abortion industry plaintiffs on June 9, holding that the safety […]
Above: Demonstrators await the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage On June 4, Ryan Bomberger of the Radiance Foundation called out LGBT rights leaders for their hypocritical support of abortion. In particular, he cited Lambda Legal’s statement that “reproductive freedom and LGBT rights have been inextricably linked both legally and politically. The ties between these […]
Over the last few years, pro-lifers have celebrated dramatic declines in the U.S. abortion rate. Ever wonder how Planned Parenthood manages to stay afloat in such an environment? Wonder no more. Americans United for Life has put together an incredibly thorough and well-documented report they’re calling “The New Leviathan.” It covers a huge amount of ground: […]
Post-abortive parents demonstrate at the March for Life The Bangkok Post recently ran a fascinating piece on Buddhist post-abortion healing ceremonies. In Thailand, as in the United States, many pregnant teens feel forced by circumstance to have an abortion, but later come to regret taking the child’s life. Like Americans, many seek solace in religious […]