On Saturday, President Trump nominated the Honorable Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to join the Supreme Court of the United States. Pro-life groups quickly hailed the nomination. Judge Barrett identifies herself as an originalist who is committed to following the Constitution as written. Even legal scholars who support abortion readily […]
Yesterday, Live Action News published an excellent article by Dr. Michael New entitled “No, Democratic presidents do not cause large declines in the abortion rate.” The article debunks a recent round of memes which purport to show major abortion declines under Democratic presidents compared to Republican presidents — a claim so stale, Snopes rated it false […]
In April of 2016, Satchuel Cole of Indianapolis organized a rally against Indiana’s prenatal non-discrimination law. The law prohibits abortions sought on the basis of a baby’s race, along with other immutable characteristics like sex and disability. Support for race-based abortions is inherently racist — a criticism Cole deftly avoided by claiming to be Black. That […]
Register here for our Out of Hyding virtual rally on September 30 at 9pm Eastern! The Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal taxpayer funding of most elective abortions through the Medicaid program, may be the pro-life movement’s single greatest achievement. Since its enactment on September 30, 1976, it has saved the lives of over 2.4 million low-income […]
A person stands in front of the Supreme Court with a sign that reads “We are all humans / Todos somos humanos.” Image credit: Maria Oswalt on Unsplash We posed the question on our Facebook page: “If you could design a pro-life platform, what principles & policies would it include?” Here is just a sampling […]
Many of our readers are familiar with the name Melissa Ohden. A longtime friend of Secular Pro-Life, Melissa is probably the most outspoken abortion survivor in the United States. She has testified before legislative bodies about her birth following a saline abortion procedure in the late 1970s, and she is the founder of More Than A […]
The March for Life has been held every January, around the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, since 1974. Luckily, the March itself always takes place outdoors, with pro-life advocates walking down the National Mall toward the Supreme Court building — and since outdoor protests like Black Lives Matter have not led to COVID-19 spikes, I […]
A young person stands outside the Supreme Court of the United States holding a pro-life sign. The sign is in the shape of Louisiana and reads “Patients before profits.” When the people of the Pelican State hit the polls on November 3, the first amendment on our ballot will be a pro-life measure ensuring that […]
YouGov data shows majority support for the Hyde Amendment, which limits taxpayer subsidies of abortions During the Democratic primary, former Vice President Joe Biden was forced to explain his view on the Hyde Amendment. On June 5, 2019, his campaign claimed Biden supported Hyde, which bans federal Medicaid funds from paying for elective abortions. Biden […]
Rehumanize Conference speakers Jazzi Milton, Herb Geraghty, Kristen Day, and Tom Shakely Saturday’s Rehumanize Conference was incredible. The organizers did a terrific job pivoting to a virtual format. One happy side effect: the conference attracted attendees from most U.S. states and several other countries, including Germany, Japan, and Australia! For most, it was the first […]