A Secular Pro-Life member recently brought 31 States to my attention. This documentary film, which is still in production, tells the stories of courageous women who refused to abort their children who were conceived in rape—only to learn that the laws of their states effectively punished them for choosing life: If you can’t watch the video, […]
[Today’s guest post by Rebecca Downs is part of our paid blogging program.] One of my favorite parts of going to the movies is the trailers. I didn’t know what I was in for when I saw a trailer for Gimme Shelter. From the beginning, it looks intense. A nearly unrecognizable Vanessa Hudgens narrates how […]
[Today’s guest post by Roger McCormack is part of our paid blogging program.] The developing world, often a bastion of religious dogma and radical fundamentalism, reveals a fascinating omission of free inquiry among abortion rights supporters. Amartya Sen, a famed Indian economist, in relation to the recent outrage over endemic rape in India, wrote: One […]
A Secular Pro-Life member recently asked for the source of the claim that young Americans are more pro-life than their older counterparts (which has earned us the moniker “the pro-life generation”). The claim is not based on one particular survey, but on a series of polls over several years. For everyone’s convenience, this blog post […]
[Today’s guest post by Roger McCormack is part of our paid blogging program.] Those who defend the rights of the unborn are habitually caricatured as zealous, religious nuts, and/or gross chauvinists with deep-seated issues regarding their mothers, much to the chagrin of thoughtful defenders of the vulnerable. A modest step for the pro-life movement might […]
Secular Pro-Life’s west coast representative, who will be speaking at the West Coast Walk for Life, was recently interviewed by the California Catholic Daily. They wound up devoting a full article to the people and mission of Secular Pro-Life! On January 25, 2014, pro-lifers will assemble in San Francisco for the 10th annual Walk for […]
Secular Pro-Life has big goals for 2014. Here are our top five resolutions (and how you can help): 1) Connect with thousands of students, pro-life leaders, and grassroots leaders this month at the March for Life, West Coast Walk for Life, Students for Life of America conference, and more. (Meet up with us) 2) Complete […]
This post has nothing to do with abortion. But it does have to do with saving lives, so pay attention. This is Kortney Gordon. We met when I was a college student and she working for Students for Life of America (SFLA). This is her daughter, Sophy. This is Jon Scharfenberger, who worked alongside Kortney […]
[Today’s guest post is by Rachel Cox and is part of our paid blogging program.] Have you heard about the Texas husband who wants to remove his pregnant wife from life support? In November, Erick Munoz’s wife Marlise, who was 14 weeks pregnant, suffered a blood clot and is still in the hospital hooked up […]
Yesterday, we featured the top blog posts of 2013. But Secular Pro-Life is often an organization of few words. Here are the top 10 most liked and shared SPL graphics of 2013 (click to enlarge). #10: So much for choice #9: Wise words, Gloria #8: Biology 101 (You can buy the bumper sticker, and proceeds […]