[Today’s guest post by Conor Beck is part of our paid blogging program. Conor is a student at Rice University.] For an issue characterized by such passion and urgency, there has still been no seismic shift in public opinion over the last 20 years. What is the pro-life movement? The best definition I found is […]
The next series of nationwide #ProtestPP events will take place on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29. The nature of the events will vary by location. Some will be religious prayer vigils. Others will be of a secular nature (rallies, pickets, etc.). The national organizers are currently accepting applications to lead local events. Secular […]
[Today’s guest post is by Lizzy Cannon. She recently founded Make Ableism Wrong Again.] As a teen living with Spina Bifida, I hear arguments from the pro choice community about how people born with handicaps will have “horrible lives”. I’m here to explain that that is a GIANT LOAD OF BLEGH. Unfortunately, I have noticed […]
March 21 (3/21) is World Down Syndrome Day—because Down Syndrome (or as Steven of Born This Way likes to call it, Up Syndrome) is caused by a third copy of the 21st chromosome. Clever, eh? Today, we celebrate the lives of people with Down Syndrome and their special accomplishments. We advocate for their human rights […]
The Connecticut State Capitol The following written testimony was submitted by Secular Pro-Life president Kelsey Hazzard in opposition to Connecticut Senate Bill 939. The Public Health Committee is holding a public hearing this morning. Dear Members of the Public Health Committee, My name is Kelsey Hazzard. I am an attorney and an atheist. I am […]
[Today’s guest post by Sylwia Gryciuk is part of our paid blogging program.] Don’t be this guy. With the dawn of social media, the last decade has undoubtedly revolutionized our understanding of human communication. Although it used to be self-evident that maintaining relationships requires time, effort and physical proximity, many of us seem to be […]
Via the Life Matters Journal, a consistent life ethic publication [Today’s gust post is by Adele P.] There’s been a lot of talk in pro-choice circles and on social media recently about the “pro-birth movement.” If you’re unfamiliar with this concept, effectively the pro-birth movement is a name given to pro-lifers who are pro-life strictly […]
Americans United for Life has released the 2017 edition of Defending Life, a free resource that analyzes legal trends and offers model pro-life legislation. From AUL’s press release: “This year’s edition focuses on AUL’s innovative Mother-Child strategy which seeks to legally protect and advance the interests of both a mother and her unborn child and […]
This post contains photos of abortion victims. Back in January, I made the acquaintance of some delightful human beings from the Created Equal staff. There are two pretty significant differences between Secular Pro-Life and Created Equal: Religion. The Created Equal staff is not only merely Christian, they’re really most sincerely Christian. Strategy. Created Equal […]
I’m a few months late to this poll—which was conducted from December 12 through 16 of last year—but better late than never. There are a few reasons that this particular poll is worth discussing. First, it was conducted by Marist College, which has an A grade from FiveThirtyEight (indicating low bias). Second, it asked about […]