[Today’s article, by Bill Saunders and Kelsey Hazzard, originally appeared on LifeNews.] Planned Parenthood recently released its latest annual report, showing its services and finances for 2011. As many pro-life advocates have noted, the report shows that Planned Parenthood is continuing to expand its abortion business, and its bottom line. In addition, the report shows […]
Above: Mr. Swirling Scott Richard Swirling, a former executive director of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA), has been arrested for attempting to arrange a sexual encounter with a twelve-year-old girl. According to the Washington Examiner: Scott Richard Swirling, 61, thought he was discussing plans to meet a District man who was […]
[Today’s post is reprinted from Clinic Quotes, a website run by SPL member Sarah T.] Mandatory waiting periods before abortions reduce the suicide rate among women ages 25-64, according to a study. In the study “Mandatory Waiting Periods for Abortions and Female Mental Health” by Jonathan Klick, it was determined that the suicide rate of […]
You probably know that Secular Pro-Life’s president has written a book, Cultivating Weeds (available here and on Kindle). But we aren’t the only ones with a new book! Students for Life of America is about to release Courageous: Students Abolishing Abortion in this Lifetime. Unlike Cultivating Weeds, which is a work of fiction, Courageous is a […]
The Irish Times is infamous within the pro-life movement for irresponsibly running with the story that a young woman named Savita Halappanavar had died because she was denied an abortion. Irish pro-lifers familiar with Irish medical practice were skeptical— and sure enough, the reporter later admitted that Savita may not have wanted an abortion at all. […]
2013 is shaping up to be a big year for Secular Pro-Life, and for the pro-life movement in general. Later this month, pro-lifers will mark the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade. This is a mournful time, but we will use it to connect with one another, get re-energized, and continue saving as many lives […]
Without further ado, here are the most-read Secular Pro-Life blog posts of 2012: 10. Atheists don’t believe in us 9. Arguing for the rape exception 8. Abortion and the death penalty 7. Response to article in “The Humanist” 6. No uterus, no opinion 5. Get Your Vending Machine Abortion 4. Volunteer! 3. Bodily integrity 2. […]
“Cultivating Weeds is gripping. It handles ethically complex issues without being preachy. Its deeply human characters are a refreshing change from the caricatures that so often plague the abortion debate. This book has the potential to start a new, productive conversation on one of the most emotionally charged issues of our generation.” That’s what Josh […]
As the New York Times pointed out in this 2006 article, a surprising number of atheists and agnostics in the United States celebrate Christmas: With all this high-profile atheism in mind, it might come as something of a surprise to learn what sort of tree [Sam] Harris has sitting in his living room right now. […]
I have given you my own basic argument for the pro-life position. But now I’d like to examine two more arguments, what I consider to be the two strongest arguments for the pro-life position. Today’s post will focus on a Catholic philosopher, whose argument is grounded in intuitions that most people agree with. My next […]