This Christmas Eve, I’d like to share a poem with you. It comes from the Unitarian Universalist Church, which is not Christian but celebrates Christmas “to honor the message” of Jesus, which they say reflects “the inherent worth and dignity of every person.” Ironically, the Unitarian Universalist Church is pro-abortion-choice. Nevertheless, a UU friend tells […]
[Today’s blog post is by our friend Phil E., the Northeast Regional Coordinator for Students for Life of America.] The Fall 2011 semester has ended, and what a semester it has been! Pro-life students at Houghton College connect mothersin need with life-affirming resources. The Northeast is a rather hostile area for pro-lifers compared to other […]
Via LifeNews.com: Attorneys with Texas Center for Defense of Life representing a 14-year-old girl secured a temporary restraining order yesterday from a Texas court that blocks several of her family members from forcing her to have an abortion against her will.The teenager’s family members had scheduled an appointment for her to have the abortion at a local […]
It’s that time of year! No, not Hanukkah. Not Christmas, either. I’m talking about the time of year that pro-life organizations prepare for the flurry of activity that surrounds the anniversary of Roe v. Wade on January 22nd. Secular Pro-Life is no exception. Here’s an outline of our schedule. All day on Sunday, January 22, […]
The Secular Pro-Life blog is back! Thank you for bearing with us during our hiatus. Today, we’re excited to spotlight the second issue of the Life Matters Journal! (Read about the first issue here.) This issue is entitled “Allies in the Culture War” and features numerous articles that will be of interest to secular pro-lifers, […]
[Today’s piece, by Eleanore S., is cross-posted from her blog Naturally Pro-Life.] I recently happened upon this post at “The Abortioneers,” a blog that chronicles the experiences of various people who work directly in the abortion industry. This particular writer was working at an abortion clinic in the South at the time Hurricane Katrina hit, […]
[Today’s blog post is by SPL member Robert T.] After coming under fire from established pro-life activists for his stance that life begins at implantation, Newt Gingrich has recanted this and stated that fertilization is the moment when life begins. At least one pro-life veteran is skeptical of this sudden change. Traditionally pregnancy has been […]
Those of you who have been following this blog for a while may recall that the principal author (Secular Pro-Life president Kelsey– that’s me!) is a law student. Final exams are approaching, and unfortunately, I will not have time to give the blog the attention that it deserves for the next couple of weeks. Sorry […]
GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has come under fire for his comment that human life begins at implantation, not fertilization. As a scientific matter, he’s plainly wrong. Perhaps he’s been confused by a separate debate: when pregnancy begins. Much ink has been spilled on the definition of pregnancy. The debate has little or no practical […]
Via LifeSiteNews: On December 1, North Carolina will become the 37th state to recognize the humanity of unborn victims of violent crimes. The “Unborn Victims of Violence Act,” conventionally known as “Ethen’s Law,” will allow prosecutors to charge criminals who kill a pregnant woman with two murders: that of the mother and her unborn child. […]