Yesterday, the March for Life announced that the theme for January’s gathering will be “Life Empowers: Pro-Life is Pro-Woman.” The theme was selected to coincide with the centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which recognized women’s right to vote. Accompanying the announcement, the March for Life released this spoken word […]
Image via BabyCenter.com [This is part 30 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 29 weeks after fertilization (31 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 16 ¼ inches long and weighs 3 ¼ pounds—about the size of a coconut. His or her full-term due date […]
[This is part 29 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 28 weeks after fertilization (30 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 15 ¾ inches long and weighs three pounds—about the size of a large head of cabbage. Hearing has improved to the point where Baby […]
The Rehumanize Conference will take place from Friday, October 18 to Sunday, October 20 in New Orleans, LA, bringing together advocates from various anti-violence movements to learn from one another. Topics include abortion, the death penalty, sexual assault, racism, war, ableism, and restorative justice. Secular Pro-Life is proud to be a sponsor, and we are […]
Over at Slate, abortion supporter Christina Cauterucci has an article about the phrase “except in the womb.” To call it an “article” is a bit generous. It’s really more of a rant. The thesis is basically “I do not like it when anti-abortion people say this.” Still, her annoyance is at least partially justified. For […]
Graphic via the Endowment for Human Development [This is part 28 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 27 weeks after fertilization (29 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 15 inches long and weighs 2 and a half pounds—about the size of a butternut squash. Baby […]
The above image shows a 26-week-old fetus with an unhappy facial expression. Perhaps (s)he can taste something bitter in the amniotic fluid? [This is part 27 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 26 weeks after fertilization (28 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 14 ¾ […]
Graphic via the Endowment for Human Development [This is part 26 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 25 weeks after fertilization (27 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 14 and a half inches long and weighs 2 pounds—about the size of a head of […]
Our friends at Rehumanize International are organizing a conference to take place October 18-20 at Loyola University in New Orleans. Secular Pro-Life is pleased to participate as both sponsor and presenter. In fact, we are on the schedule twice; SPL president Kelsey Hazzard will reprise her “Secular Case Against Abortion” speech, and will also moderate […]
Graphic via the Endowment for Human Development [This is part 25 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 24 weeks after fertilization (26 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 14 inches long and weighs 1 and 3/4 pounds. The major milestone this week is that […]
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