Above: Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court during Young v. UPS. [Today’s guest post is by Christina Reagan.] Back in 1978, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act was passed with the intention to protect women from being fired or discriminated against on the basis of pregnancy. Why then does it not seem uncommon that vulnerable pregnant women are […]
Above: SPL speaker Monica Snyder addresses a pro-life youth rally Secular Pro-Life has long recognized the importance of student outreach. As a result, we have never charged an honorarium to campus groups. However, for financial reasons, we have required student organizations to cover cost of travel for SPL speakers. Also, since SPL is entirely volunteer-run […]
In some ways, nothing has changed. Regardless of who is in office, all pro-life people have an obligation to advocate for policies that will reduce abortion. Priorities will include confirming a pro-life replacement for Justice Scalia, and preserving the Hyde Amendment (which has saved the lives of over two million Americans) against attacks from the […]
Our dislike for Donald Trump is no secret. He is the next President of the United States; the American people have spoken and we accept the outcome. We will have a more in-depth analysis in the coming days. Until then (to paraphrase the great President Lincoln): With malice toward none, with charity for all, let […]
Secular Pro-Life president Kelsey Hazzard here. Last week, as many of you know, I participated in a friendly debate with fellow pro-life activist Lauren Muzyka. The debate was hosted by Students for Life of America. I took the #NeverTrump position, arguing that a Trump presidency would hurt the pro-life cause more than it helps. Lauren […]
Last week, Students for Life of America hosted “Election Whine,” a friendly live-streamed debate between yours truly, SPL president Kelsey Hazzard (representing the #NeverTrump position) and Lauren Muzyka of Sidewalk Advocates for Life (arguing in favor of a Trump vote). Both of us spoke individually, not on behalf of our organizations. Also, there was wine. […]
Tonight at 9:00 p.m. Eastern (8:00 p.m. Central, 7:00 p.m. Mountain, 6:00 p.m. Pacific), SPL president Kelsey Hazzard will appear on Election Whine, hosted by Students for Life of America: It’s no secret that this 2016 election season has been horrible, with both presidential candidates vying for the lowest favorability ratings in history and doctors prescribing […]
Image via Feminists for Life [Today’s guest post is by Mary Jensen.] No matter what side of the abortion debate a person is on, they often fail to recognize that in the case of abortion there are at least two people involved. Many pro-choicers argue that unborn children should have no personhood status, while many […]
[Today’s guest post by Sarah Anne first appeared in a newsletter for the Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians (PLAGAL) and is reprinted with permission.] June 24, 25th, and 26th of 2016, the first annual Pro-Life Women’s Conference was held in Dallas, Texas. The conference was the vision of Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood director, […]
CORRECTION: This post previously referred to “Tuesday, November 2nd.” November 2nd is actually Wednesday. Sorry about that. Secular Pro-Life president Kelsey Hazzard here. With both major-party candidates sporting negative approval ratings, with people unfriending each other on social media over politics, and with voters wondering out loud which candidate has the least bad record on […]