Secular Pro-Life is a single-issue organization, and that issue is opposition to abortion. However, we frequently partner with multi-issue organizations on pro-life projects. CLE activist Aimee Murphy Some of those multi-issue organizations, such as Rehumanize International and Consistent Life, embrace what’s known as the “consistent life ethic” (CLE) opposing all acts of violence against human […]
Secular Pro-Life is embarking on a new project to launch this June, and we are looking for volunteers to serve on our project advisory board. You’ll get to hang out with the same awesome folks who were on the #HelloHyde advisory board, gain valuable activism experience, and contribute to a wonderful cause. We can’t share […]
Secular Pro-Life does not take an official position on what gun control measures are best suited to end the scourge of school shootings in America. We do, however, take an official position on ignorant bullshit memes: we are opposed. So when we saw this questionable meme comparing gun policy to abortion policy, we felt the […]
The adoption documentary I Lived On Parker Avenue will be released on March 8—less than three weeks away! I got a sneak peek, and it is an incredible film. In 30 minutes, I Lived On Parker Avenue traces the lives of 19-year-old David; his adoptive parents and grandparents; his biological mother, Melissa, and her family; and […]
Last week we asked our facebook fans: “Do you unfriend people who disagree with you about abortion? Why or why not?” The overwhelming majority answered no. A few said they would unfriend a pro-choicer under specific circumstances. No one gave an unqualified yes. Jennifer B.: No. For lots of reasons, including: (1) Those people are […]
The pro-life movement has science and logic on its side, but that’s not enough to persuade everyone; we mustn’t discount the power of storytelling. Life-affirming stories have always played a crucial role, and today, I want to highlight two organizations that focus on this area. (1) You may remember Pro-Life Champions as the organization that […]
Last week, we asked our facebook followers: “If a pro-lifer has little disposable income and lives in a remote or rural area (assume no nearby CPCs, abortion clinics, or pro-life-related events), what are some ways he or she could still contribute to pro-life work?” Here are some of our favorite answers. (You can read all […]
It’s that time of year, when I rave about the Wilberforce Fellowship and Stevens Fellowship offered through Students for Life of America (SFLA) and encourage you to apply. The Wilberforce Fellowship brings together a select group of pro-life college students—who are already leaders of their campus organizations—and trains them to take their leadership skills to […]
Switzerland has recently banned the practice of boiling lobsters alive, on the grounds that they might feel pain. And while we can easily accuse Switzerland of hypocrisy for being preoccupied with lobsters after they’ve deemed it okay to kill innocent humans through abortion and euthanasia, let’s not be dismissive. Fetal development at 20 weeks No […]
Last weekend, we traveled to San Francisco for the Walk for Life West Coast. California’s counterpart to the March for Life brought together people from all walks of life. Liberals and conservatives, atheists and Christians, and people of every race and nationality joined forces in support of children in the womb and their mothers. It […]