[This is part 4 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Thump-thump, thump-thump, thump-thump. What’s that sound? Three weeks after fertilization, Baby Chris has reached a significant developmental milestone: his or her heart is beating! The embryonic heart is currently tube-shaped, but already performing […]
Two events that caught our eye: (1) Starting Friday, Rehumanize International is launching its first ever “Go Rehumanize” initiative. In their words: We want to encourage our affiliate communities and supporters to participate in volunteer events and mutual aid projects several times throughout the year. The theme for the first ever #GoRehumanize Weekend (April 12-14) is […]
[This is part 3 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Two weeks after conception, Baby Chris is now fully implanted in the uterine lining and the placenta is forming. The placenta will eventually provide all necessary nutrients to Baby Chris through the umbilical […]
[This is part 2 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for part 1.] In one short week, Baby Chris has grown from a single cell to several hundred. Baby Chris is now known as a blastocyst. He or she is made up of stem cells, which have […]
Unplanned, the film based on Abby Johnson’s memoir of the same name, hits theaters tonight. Abby was once a local Planned Parenthood director; today, she is a vocal pro-life advocate and the head of And Then There Were None, which helps abortion workers leave the industry. Such a dramatic turnaround makes great raw material for […]
Secular Pro-Life and a coalition of national pro-life groups have embarked on a unique project to highlight the humanity of the child in the womb and educate the public about prenatal development. Thousands of unique, unrepeatable babies have been conceived today and are due to be born around Christmas. We’ve named one of them Chris. […]
The fourth annual Pro-Life Women’s Conference is three short months away! The 2019 conference will be held June 21-23 in New Orleans, and we can’t wait. Secular Pro-Life volunteers at the 2016 Pro-Life Women’s Conference Secular Pro-Life has been a proud sponsor of the first three conferences, and we are thrilled to be part of […]
Secular Pro-Life is leading a coalition project to educate the public on prenatal development. The project will launch on March 25, and you’ll hear more as that date approaches. For now, though, the number one way you can help is to send us your family ultrasound pictures! Scans from any gestation, single or multiple, current […]
Prompted by an anonymous suggestion, we asked our facebook followers: “What would you do if your daughter told you she wanted an (elective) abortion?” Much discussion ensued, with many readers sharing deeply personal stories. Here are a few of our favorite responses: Megan R.: I would remind her of the pain and anguish that MY […]
Students for Life of America recently launched a 501(c)4 action arm, and it is exposing politicians who voted against providing equal medical treatment to preemies born alive in abortion procedures. Starting tomorrow, Students for Life Action (together with local/regional partners) will hold a series of #ResistInfanticide rallies in Minneapolis (against Sen. Klobuchar), Los Angeles (Sen. […]
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