[Today’s guest post is published anonymously.] January 27, 1973. The Paris Accords formally bring an end to direct US involvement in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam war and the draft that it involved had been a major controversy for more than a decade. American society as a whole had formed a variety of opinions on […]
With Roe in the rearview mirror, the change in abortion related legal battles reflects the differences in laws across the United States. This patchwork of laws is particularly relevant in first trimester abortions, which are more likely to occur at home through drugs that can be obtained via mail. Federal and state laws contradict one […]
March is Trisomy Awareness Month. Trisomies are conditions when, instead of having the typical two copies of a chromosome, someone has three copies. Probably the most well known trisomy is Trisomy 21, or Down syndrome, which is caused by a third copy of the 21st chromosome (which is why Down Syndrome Awareness Day is 3/21). […]
[Today’s post is written by a practicing attorney, submitted anonymously.] In February a story broke out of Texas in which a man, Mason Herring, surreptitiously dosed his then-wife, Catherine Herring, numerous times with misoprostol. Luckily, Catherine’s daughter survived and is still alive today. For his part, Mason was charged by the State of Texas with […]
Today’s guest post is written by Nick Colgrove, who has a PhD in philosophy and has published about ectogenesis (artificial wombs) and personhood. SPL has summarized his work previously. Imagine that one day, we develop artificial-gestation technologies (AGTs) that allows human beings to develop from conception until nine months in age. Rather than being gestated […]
[This article is a Spanish translation of “Controversy around Abortion Pill Reversal: a quick overview” courtesy of volunteer Pablo Caballero. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] Esta publicación fue escrita originalmente por Monica Snyder. [Actualización posterior a la publicación, 23/04/23 – (1) Aclaré los resultados del estudio […]
[This article is a Spanish translation of “5 reasons to talk about women who don’t regret being denied abortion” courtesy of volunteer Pablo Caballero. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] Esta publicación fue escrita originalmente por Monica Snyder. El Estudio Turnaway encontró que el 96% de las […]
[This article is a Spanish translation of “Heidi Crowter and the Deathly Laws” courtesy of volunteer Pablo Caballero. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] Esta publicación fue escrita originalmente por Kristina Aruković. En este Día Mundial del Síndrome de Down, vamos a enfocarnos en una de las […]
[This article is a Spanish translation of “Humanity has a long history of condoning infanticide” courtesy of volunteer Pablo Caballero. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] Esta publicación fue escrita originalmente por Monica Snyder. En noviembre de 2017, la revista digital Aeon publicó “Infanticidio”, un artículo que […]
[This article is a Spanish translation of “Pro-life laws prevent abortion primarily by preventing unplanned pregnancy.” courtesy of volunteer Pablo Mestrovic. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] Esta publicación fue escrita originalmente por Conner Alford. Dentro del debate más general sobre el aborto en nuestra sociedad, dos […]