In 2005, 19 year old Katrina Effert of Alberta, Canada secretly gave birth to a baby boy. She then strangled him and threw him over a fence. After being found guilty of second degree murder in not one but two trials, however the verdicts were summarily thrown out in appeals court. On Sept 9, 2011 […]
[Editor’s note: This article, originally posted on the Live Action blog, is by Secular Pro-Life member and former abortion worker Jewels Green. Jewels, who is a Christian, tells me that she wants her piece to serve as a reminder “that human dignity transcends religion.”] So much became daily business-as-usual while working at an abortion clinic […]
[Editor’s note: Today’s guest post is by Nulono. For more information on pro-life libertarianism, check out Libertarians for Life.] I’m generally a fan of The Rachel Maddow Show. While I don’t always agree with Maddow, she is not usually unreasonable, and will often interview people who disagree with her. Except for the issue of abortion. […]
Today’s post is by guest author Michelle Zhang. You may have read the title and felt really confused. Am I at the correct website? This is a Pro-Life blog, right? Fear not, you are in the right place. Every time PP feels they have been attacked the same assertions come out, “If you defund PP, […]
Today’s post is by guest author Nulono. For months now, I’ve been tracking the progress of North Dakota’s personhood bill, HB 1450, the Defense of Human Life Act. Things were looking pretty good; it passed the House with a larger margin than 2009’s bill, and it was written to deal with issues that had been […]
Today’s post is by guest author Michelle Zhang. I recently read this statement from several people on Twitter, “Today, the greatest sexual assault on women is the assault on her right to choose.” I’ve seen the comparison over and over again between rape and taking away abortion rights but that comment really hit me. In […]
Today’s post is by guest author Nulono. You’re probably very familiar with this graph by now. Many have been declaring this a success, and in early 2009 with a statistically significant (outside the margin of error) majority it appeared it was. The trend we’re seeing in youth is very promising. In 2010, however, […]
Today’s post is by guest author Nulono. Two interesting dilemmas are the Ship of Theseus paradox and the Loki’s Wager fallacy. Basically, the ship of Theseus was an important ship in ancient Greece (for reasons that aren’t important). This ship was so important that the Athenians decided it needed to be preserved. So, through the […]
Today’s post is by guest author Michelle Zhang. Saturday, September 25, 2010, marked the 30th Anniversary of the One-Child Policy in China. Lifenews.com featured an article that reminds of us the consequences of this law. For years we have heard horror stories of forced sterilization and even forced abortions. Family planning officials frequently jail couples […]
Editor’s note: As part of our new Secular Sidewalk program, Monday blog posts will be written by sidewalk counselors. This week, our guest blogger is Heather, an atheist from Virginia. It’s about 6:00 am, on a Saturday morning. I am packed with my lawn chair, pro-life literature, a diaper bag with everything from baby stuff […]