Image via the Endowment for Human Development [This is part 17 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Sixteen weeks after conception (18 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 5 and a half inches long and weighs almost 7 ounces—about the size of a bell […]
Last week, we posted the above graphic to our social media pages with the caption “In the United States, 23% of abortion opponents are Catholic and 12% have no religious affiliation. We are proud to stand with our pro-life brothers and sisters of all faith backgrounds to end the violence of abortion!” We got a […]
[This is part 16 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Fifteen weeks after conception (17 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is five inches long and weighs five ounces—about the size of a turnip. Stem cells are multiplying in the bone marrow. Baby Chris’s sweat […]
On our facebook page, Monica wrote: “I feel like I’ve been spending too much time reading the most ridiculous ideas from the pro-choice side. For contrast, tell me what you consider the most understandable or relatable aspects of the pro-choice position.” Here are a few of our favorite responses from the Secular Pro-Life community: Mandi […]
Four short months ago, we reported that according to Google Trends, interest in abortion was at a 15-year high. News about permissive late-term abortion laws in New York and (nearly) Virginia earlier this year, together with federal legislative efforts to ban infanticide when babies survive abortion, drove more abortion-related keyword searches than at any point […]
[This is part 15 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Fourteen weeks after conception (16 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is about the size of an avocado: four and a half inches long and three and a half ounces. Baby Chris’s heart pumps 25 […]
Many of you know that Secular Pro-Life is led by a trio of atheist women: Monica, the conservative; Kelsey, the moderate; and Terrisa, the liberal San Francisco vegan who Fox News warned you about. (We love you, Terrisa!) So who better than Terrisa to represent the secular point of view at the Democrats for Life […]
The fourth annual Pro-Life Women’s Conference gathered 800 passionate advocates together in New Orleans, and what a weekend it was. This blog post will only capture a fraction of the amazing presentations, projects, and camaraderie. (Be sure to check out our photo album too!) I left feeling so enthusiastic about helping moms, saving babies, and defeating the exploitative […]
[This is part 14 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Thirteen weeks after conception (15 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is about the size of an apple and weighs two and a half ounces. Photo by Alicia Petresc on Unsplash According to the American Pregnancy […]
Today’s advice-seeker wants your two cents on the nightmare that is social media. Here is her question (which has been edited for length and to omit personally identifying details): For the last several years I’ve been sympathetic to the pro-life position, supportive of really early gestational limits (e.g. 10 weeks) and disliked the vilification of […]
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