Merriam-Webster defines ableism as “discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities.” It’s a term that gets thrown around as our society becomes increasingly aware of the ways that disabled people have historically been discriminated against. This includes everything from a lack of accessibility for those in wheelchairs to excluding those who look or act differently. […]
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. Although foster care is not an abortion alternative (for reasons discussed at length here), the pro-life and foster care communities significantly overlap, united by a common concern for vulnerable children. People who grow up in foster care have been especially vocal about the harms of pro-choice rhetoric suggesting […]
We seem to be at the start of a welcome trend of pro-life picture books for children. Although the canon is still in its infancy (pun absolutely intended), we’ve previously reviewed Pro-Life Kids and When You Became You. Now I Can Hear Music, written by Brendan Lyons and illustrated by Missy Johnson, joins the list. […]
The Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, OH, home to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals The federal circuit courts of appeals play an incredibly important role in the United States judicial system. They are just one step below the Supreme Court — and since the Supreme Court only accepts a small fraction of the cases […]
State Senator Jackson Consistent Life’s 2021 virtual conference will take place tomorrow (Saturday, April 23) from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. The theme is “Creating a Culture of Life in a Divided Country.” Secular Pro-Life is thrilled to co-sponsor this event. You’ll find Secular Pro-Life leaders Kelsey Hazzard and Terrisa Bukovinac at the […]
Secular Pro-Life is excited to launch How To Be Pro-Life, a guide to advocating for preborn children in your community! Whether you’re brand-new to the cause or have been actively anti-abortion for decades, we hope this will inspire you. This project seeks to answer the common question “But what can I do?” So far, we […]
I recently read Adrian Nicole LeBlanc’s 2003 masterpiece Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx. LeBlanc spent over a decade chronicling the lives of people in some of New York’s poorest neighborhoods at the height of the crack epidemic. As so often happens when I read to try to take […]
We asked our Facebook followers: “For those of you who used to be pro-choice, what made you change your mind?” The post blew up, with hundreds of thoughtful comments. Here are just a few of our favorites. Jamie S.: Actually listening to pro-life people instead of just dismissing them, and researching the science of the […]
Today at the National Press Club, a coalition led by our very own Terrisa Bukovinac (in her role at Democrats for Life of America) will hold a press conference promoting tomorrow’s Save Hyde Day of Action. Terrisa’s prepared remarks follow. Action events are taking place in 20 cities nationwide; find the one closest to you […]
Use of chemical abortions is increasing rapidly. So-called ‘medical’ abortions were almost one-third of the total in the US in 2016 – a vast number considering the Food and Drug Administration only approved the use of the ‘abortion pill’ in 2000. In many other countries chemical abortions are over fifty per cent of the total. […]