On Wednesday, the R-Word project (coordinated by Best Buddies and the Special Olympics) ran a social media campaign called “Spread the word to end the word.” The goal of the project is to make use of the disparaging word “retarded” unacceptable. The pro-life movement, of course, overlaps significantly with the disability rights movement. SPL failed […]
For those of you who aren’t familiar with pro-life activism on college campuses, here is Chalk Day in a nutshell, via Students for Life of America: With a handful of chalk and an arsenal of pro-life slogans, you can leave a lasting impression on hundreds or even thousands of people. Step 1: Pick up sidewalk […]
[Today’s guest post is by Michael Crone and Joseph Kirchner.] History demonstrates that major social transformations, once thought impossible, can be realized very quickly. When momentum reaches a certain level, social opinion reaches a tipping point and the prevailing norm then gives way to a new standard. In the 1850s, slavery was a well-entrenched […]
[Today’s guest post by Victoria Godwin is part of our paid blogging program.] The UK Parliament voted early last month to allow for the creation of children using the biological DNA from three people, effectively becoming the first country to officially approve this technique. The aim of this technology is to allow parents with a […]
Students for Life of America is accepting applications for its Wilberforce Fellowship through March 31st. The Wilberforce Fellowship is a leadership program that connects campus pro-life activists with mentors who have devoted their careers to the cause. It’s a great opportunity to acquire leadership skills and make connections. I speak from personal experience; I was […]
This post is the third in “Website Under Deconstruction,” our series on abortion center websites. (See the first and second.) Today we are featuring American Family Planning of Pensacola (AFPP), which sent a woman to the hospital last week. AFPP is owned by notorious abortionist Steven Chase Brigham, who cannot legally perform abortions himself because […]
Secular Pro-Life is embarking on an exciting new educational campaign, which we expect will launch in the next two to three months. Since it’s still in the pipeline, I can’t tell you all the details on a public blog. I can tell you that I presented the project to the physicians, nurses, and medical students […]
In 2011, a 20-year-old woman sought an elective medical procedure. The procedure would help her career as a dancer. It was, she surely felt, her body and her choice. But if she were being honest with herself, perhaps she would have acknowledged that the men in her life had considerable influence over her decision. Local doctors […]
Our friends at the Life Matters Journal, an amazing Millennial-led consistent life ethic magazine, are out with a new issue. It includes a piece by SPL’s very own Monica Snyder, on page 31, entitled The Imago Dei: Why Secularists Should Care About Human Life. On page 20, longtime SPL supporter Kris Skul outlines steps the […]
This post is the second in our series on abortion center websites. (Click here for our first.) Today, we are spotlighting two centers in Phoenix, AZ: Camelback Family Planning and Acacia Women’s Center. The website for Camelback Family Planning is pretty mundane on the surface. It’s mainly notable for what it doesn’t say in its […]
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