More on the backstory of this photo here [Today’s guest post by Rebecca Stapleford is part of our paid blogging program.] Recently, certain disabled pro-choicers have started to protest the ableist language and ableist assumptions about a disabled person’s quality of life used by the pro-choice movement in order to promote late-term abortion. Lenzi Sheible, […]
Me (second from left) chillin’ with Respect for Life officers Your SPL president Kelsey Hazzard here. On Saturday evening, I spoke at Fordham University in the Bronx, where I was hosted by the wonderful young men and women of Fordham University Respect for Life. Unexpectedly, the audience was entirely pro-life.* This rarely happens when I […]
SPL representative Monica Snyder appeared on the most recent episode of the Friendly Atheist podcast. Click here to listen, and let us know what you think!
In the past week or two, an article entitled How Do You Change Someone’s Mind on Abortion? Tell Them You Had One has been making the rounds. The title is slightly misleading; the bulk of the article focuses on gay rights activism, specifically, the connection between personally knowing an LGBT person and increased support for […]
Several readers have asked me to discuss the Brittany Maynard story. Your wish is my command. For those who somehow aren’t aware, Brittany Maynard (right) is a young woman, only three years older than me, who has been diagnosed with a very aggressive form of brain cancer. Doctors informed her that she could not be […]
Once upon a time, pretty much all that Secular Pro-Life did was create religiously neutral brochures for other pro-life groups to use. SPL’s founders were campus activists at the time and we saw a desperate need for handouts without Bible verses on them. Times have changed—we’ve gotten older, and Secular Pro-Life has extended its reach […]
Protestor’s sign reads “Choice is the American Way” Raise your hand if you’ve heard this argument in favor of Roe v. Wade: If a government can force women to gestate, it can also force them to abort. There’s some pathos here. It’s a nice, balanced sentence that sounds good to the ear. But strip the pathos […]
Did you miss us the last time we were in NYC? Have no fear. We’re coming back in just two weeks! This time our host is Fordham University Respect for Life. Secular Pro-Life president Kelsey Hazzard will present at Fordham on Saturday, October 18 at 6:00 p.m. The students are still working on reserving a […]
This quiz isn’t designed to convince anyone to become pro-life. It’s just designed to show what you currently are: strongly pro-life, lean pro-life, lean pro-choice, or strongly pro-choice. You might be surprised! We’ve made it as neutral as possible, so please feel free to share with your friends. More information about public opinion polling can […]
Emma Watson at the United Nations, via CBS News [Today’s guest post by Victoria Godwin is part of our paid blogging program.] Emma Watson. Who doesn’t love her? Emma Watson seems to be strong lady who has carried herself with poise and grace even whilst being in the spotlight. I love her acting, applaud her […]
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