Pro-life, pro-woman advocates have long cited Chile as a model country. Since 1989, Chilean babies have been protected by law from conception. Instead of treating abortion as synonymous with women’s rights, Chile invested in women’s access to education and health care. As a result, Chile’s restoration of the right to life corresponded with significant improvements […]
CORRECTION 10/17/16: The study we referenced below is specifically comparing elective single embryo transfer (eSET) to transfer of multiple embryos. eSET involves creating multiple embryos, using certain criteria to choose the embryo most likely to be viable, and transferring just that embryo to the mother. This process is in contrast with non-elective single embryo transfer, when […]
Awesome people at the last Life/Peace/Justice Conference It’s not too late to sign up for the Life/Peace/Justice Conference next weekend (Friday October 21 and Saturday October 22) at the University of Texas at Austin. Tickets are just $45 for adults and $35 students. Children under 12 attending with a parent/guardian are free! Life/Peace/Justice is organized by […]
I usually despise “awareness” campaigns. Like, we all know that breast cancer exists by now. I’m all for breast cancer research, but “awareness” is a waste of everybody’s time. I’ll make an exception for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, because miscarriages and stillbirths are astoundingly under-discussed in proportion to how common they are. Many […]
Today’s cover story in Slate is about the future of the pro-life movement, and Secular Pro-Life is prominently featured. Although the author is pro-choice, she is incredibly fair and the reporting is stellar. Check it out!
This Sunday, October 16, marks the 100th anniversary of Planned Parenthood. It’s a sordid history. Planned Parenthood began as a contraceptive provider… but for all the wrong reasons. In the words of its founder, Margaret Sanger: It has been conservatively estimated that no less than one quarter of the gross incomes of our states is […]
Voiceless being screened outside the Supreme Court last Sunday night How cool is this? The producers of a movie opening in theaters nationwide next weekend didn’t hold a red carpet premiere in New York or Los Angeles to celebrate the release of their film. Instead, they chose the sidewalk outside the Supreme Court. “Voiceless,” a […]
Above: results of a genetic test showing Klinefelter Syndrome Cracked.com recently published an interesting article about “Kevin,” a man with an intersex condition known as Klinefelter Syndrome. Men with Klinefelter Syndrome have an extra X chromosome—XXY rather than XY, which impedes testosterone production. The resulting hormonal imbalance can lead to poor development of secondary sexual […]
[Cross-posted from the #HelloHyde campaign] The #HelloHyde campaign has a three-part mission: to celebrate, preserve, and expand the Hyde Amendment. Part one, celebrate, was implemented last Friday, September 30: the 40th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment. We’re pleased to say that the celebration was successful! You’ll be scrolling quite a while to get through all […]
[Cross-posted from the #HelloHyde campaign] Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for: the 40th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment! It’s easy to be part of the celebration. Tweet using the hashtag #HelloHyde. Our mission is simple: demonstrate the life-saving power of the Hyde Amendment by putting the faces of Medicaid kids front and center. […]