Vice News reports that in response to recent focus group research, NARAL is now emphasizing the phrase “reproductive freedom” in support of killing defenseless unborn babies. The euphemism is supposed to appeal to what they call “freedom first” voters, itself a new term for the “personally pro-life, politically pro-choice” segment of the population (which is […]
[This is part 22 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 21 weeks after fertilization (23 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is almost a foot long and weighs one pound: the size of a large mango. According to the Endowment for Human Development, “[t]he structure […]
Terrisa Bukovinac here. In addition to my work with Secular Pro-Life, helping to create an inclusive space for non-religious pro-lifers, many of you know that I also run Pro-Life San Francisco, a Millennial-led grassroots activist organization. We are hosting a follow-up to last year’s groundbreaking Let There Be Life Conference with the 2019 version on […]
[This is part 21 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 20 weeks after fertilization (22 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 11 inches long and weighs 15 ounces; he or she is the size of a spaghetti squash. Baby Chris’s cochlea is now fully […]
Students for Life of America (SFLA) recently announced significant changes to its annual conference, which is held every year in the D.C. area after the March for Life. For starters, it is no longer the Student for Life of America annual conference; it has been rebranded as the National Pro-Life Summit, with SFLA as just […]
Many of our followers know by now that SPL is run by three atheist women: Monica the conservative, Kelsey the independent, and me (Terrisa), the flaming liberal. Naturally, when Democrats for Life of America cleverly sought out a secular speaker for their national conference in Lansing, Michigan, I was happy to fulfill the role! I […]
[This is part 20 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 19 weeks after fertilization (21 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 10.5 inches long and weighs just under 13 ounces; roughly the size of a large carrot. His or her movements are clearly felt […]
We’ve all heard the argument that begins “You must not really care about saving lives because you don’t [fill in the blank with the policy preference du jour]. You’re just about controlling women’s bodies!” And when we’re feeling uncharitable, we can always throw it right back at them: they don’t really care about bodily autonomy, […]
[This is part 19 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 18 weeks after conception (20 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is about the size of a banana at 10 inches long from head to toe and 10 1/2 ounces. Circadian rhythm—the daily cycle of wakefulness and […]
If you’re in Lansing for the Democrats for Life of America conference this weekend, be sure to catch Terrisa Bukovinac’s speech! Terrisa is an atheist, SPL co-admin, and the president of Pro-Life San Francisco. More info here. For those who can’t make it, we’ll try to post video later. Next Saturday, August 3, Students for […]