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 […]
It’s a very busy time for Secular Pro-Life! Saturday, August 29 (TOMORROW) from 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern: Join us for the virtual Rehumanize Conference! This can’t-miss event brings together activists on a range of issues — including abortion, racism, the death penalty, and much more — to learn from one another and promote the value […]
In her new book Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women, author Lyz Lenz seeks to demythologize motherhood and explore its human, physical reality. Belabored does an admirable job of examining how narratives of motherhood are constructed in American culture, and how those narratives often erase the humanity and lived experiences of marginalized […]
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