Although he is considered a pro-life icon today, President Ronald Reagan did not always respect the lives of children in the womb. In his role as Governor of California, he signed a bill expanding legal abortion. He later reversed his position, in part thanks to the positive influence of Mildred Jefferson. (Jefferson was the first […]
A recording of last month’s virtual panel “Birth Control Bedfellows: A Discussion with Unsung Heroes for Better Contraceptive Access,” hosted by R Street Institute, is now available on YouTube. Our very own Terrisa Bukovinac was one of the panelists. Check it out:
Many of Secular Pro-Life’s American readers may be surprised to hear that Canada has no legal restrictions on abortion: it is available at any point in a pregnancy, for any reason. One of the consequences of this legal vacuum is sex-selective abortions: that is to say, fetuses are aborted because they are not the parents’ […]
With the Biden administration expected to release its proposed federal budget any day, Secular Pro-Life is proud to join a coalition of over 60 anti-abortion organizations demanding that Congress preserve bipartisan, common-sense, life-saving provisions that have been in place for decades. Chief among these is the Hyde Amendment, which limits taxpayer funding of abortion through […]
Tune in tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. Eastern to hear Secular Pro-Life co-leader Terrisa Bukovinac (pictured) speak about preventing abortions through contraception. The panel discussion, hosted by R Street Institute, is entitled “Birth Control Bedfellows: A Discussion with Unsung Heroes for Better Contraceptive Access.” R Street describes the discussion topic as follows: When you think of […]
Secular Pro-Life is excited to announce our partnership with Pro-Life Flag Project, a pro-life initiative to create the official flag of the pro-life movement. The project involves a public design contest to generate flag designs, followed by a movement-wide vote on finalists from the contest. They want to see YOUR designs and hear YOUR voice […]
Secular Pro-Life recently shared a task from our new program How to be Pro-Life: “Make sure you have sufficient sexual education.” SPL strongly supports comprehensive sex education, including accurate information about methods to avoid conception, as an important tool to prevent unplanned pregnancies and abortions. We asked our social media followers: “If you have or intend […]
At a recent Congressional hearing on the Black maternal health crisis, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) stated that her mother obtained prenatal care from Planned Parenthood and called herself a “Planned Parenthood baby.” AOC was quoted as saying: “If we want to talk about Planned Parenthood let’s talk about how many lives Planned Parenthood has saved. […]
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 […]
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