Although it’s always been a minor theme in pro-abortion advocacy, abortion “access” has been front and center lately, particularly when it comes to state requirements that abortionists have admitting privileges at local hospitals. The goal of this legislation is to stop the practice of (literal) fly-by-night abortionists, who come into town for abortions, fly back […]
On the right is me, Kelsey Hazzard, the president of Secular Pro-Life. On the left is Monica Snyder, SPL’s West Coast Coordinator. For years, Monica has led the SPL contingent at the Walk for Life West Coast. Last year, she had the honor of addressing the entire Walk for Life crowd! But it’s more than […]
Brat Fest is an annual festival that takes place in Madison, Wisconsin every year to raise money for charity. One of the speakers invited to this year’s festival was Bob Lenz. I do not know Bob Lenz, but apparently he’s a Christian who is involved in suicide prevention work. Good for him. Seems like an […]
[Today’s guest post by Chris Rostenberg is part of our paid blogging program.] In the United States, the courts treat abortion as a constitutional right through all nine months, for any reason, and that has been the law since 1973. It’s shocking how many defenders of the Supreme Court’s abortion decisions do not know this. […]
[Today’s article by Kelsey Hazzard was originally published earlier this week, in the latest issue of the Life Matters Journal. You should definitely read the whole thing. It has a recap of the Life/Peace/Justice conference, a piece by frequent SPL contributor Sarah Terzo, and much more. And it’s free!] The 40 film is a documentary […]
[Today’s guest post by Rachel Enders is part of our paid blogging program. Get more thoughts from Rachel at her Pro-Life For All tumblr. She also blogs about sexual health at Birds, Bees, and Other Things, which is not remotely safe for work.] Emily Letts is a woman from New Jersey, and she is pro-choice. […]
Yesterday, Slate published an article by Boer Deng and Dahlia Lithwick entitled Liberal Guilt: In the push to abolish the capital punishment, opponents of the death penalty have made it less safe. Let us first take a moment to ponder the lunacy of that headline. What, exactly, is a “safe” death penalty? Safe for whom? […]
Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of Kermit Gosnell’s conviction. The pro-life policy gurus at Americans United for Life are marking the occasion with a special event that afternoon. They’ve put together a really promising panel of medical and legal experts to discuss Gosnell’s impact, abortion risks in general, and the legislative response. Secular Pro-Life is […]
[Today’s guest post by Rebecca Downs is part of our paid blogging program.] The “One of Us” campaign for prenatal rights encompasses the entire European Union. Last Friday, Politico published an article about the momentum pro-life groups are enjoying in the European Union (EU). The EU is made up of 28 different countries; there are efforts being spearheaded in […]
The abortion advocates at the ACLU had this to say in a blog post earlier this week: During the current legislative session, more than 300 provisions were introduced across the country to prevent access to abortion, including some of the most severe abortion restrictions we’ve ever seen. For months, we have been lamenting that these […]
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