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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Secular Pro-Life founder and president Kelsey Hazzard here. I’ve occasionally written about my family life, and it’s a big week on that front, so I hope you’ll indulge me. As I write this, I am a foster parent of four wonderful teenagers. By the time you read this, 17-year-old “D,” who has been my foster […]
Let Them Live: How Saving One Life From Abortion Sparked a Movement, by Nathan & Emily Berning with John Greco, is available for pre-order with a September 1 release. I received an advance copy because I am a longtime supporter of the Bernings’ pro-life organization, also called Let Them Live. When the Guttmacher Institute surveyed […]
Last October, Herb Geraghty (pictured) was charged with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. The FACE Act is a federal law that criminalizes nonviolent civil disobedience at abortion centers. The FACE Act is specifically targeted at nonviolent actions like blockades, since violent acts are already illegal (and roundly condemned by pro-life […]
Our executive director Monica Snyder recently appeared on the Equipped for Life podcast to discuss the psychology of persuasion, and particularly, what persuades people to transition from pro-abortion beliefs to anti-abortion beliefs. Watch the video or read the transcript below. Many thanks to our volunteer transcriber, Daniel Weinstein. Want to join him? Learn more about becoming […]
A recent survey by the University of Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST) found that 12.4% of American adults believe “the use of force is justified to restore the federal right to abortion.” That would make an army of approximately 22 million people. Since Dobbs, groups like Jane’s Revenge have targeted the pro-life community, […]