Roe is on the rocks. If the draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson obtained by Politico holds, the landmark ruling declaring there to be a constitutional right to elective abortion will be, as former Vice President Mike Pence once put it, thrown in “the ash heap of history.” Ignoring the reality that there is […]
In a study entitled “Estimating the Period Prevalence of Mothers Who Have Abortions: A Population Based Study of Inclusive Pregnancy Outcomes,” researchers provide strong evidence that most mothers do not also have experience with abortion. The study also found that the majority of women who have abortions do not already have born children and do […]
Today’s post is by Herb Geraghty, Executive Director for Rehumanize International. He originally gave these thoughts on Twitter here in response to Live Action’s recent release of horrifically graphic photos and videos of the remains of the five children aborted very late in pregnancy. The fetal remains were obtained by Lauren Handy (Director of Activism […]
One of the most common outside (and even inside) criticisms of the pro-life movement is that it lacks concern for born life. The late comedian George Carlin expressed the common iteration of this view in a standup: “Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don’t want to […]
Today’s guest post is written anonymously by a practicing emergency physician board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He works primarily in the ER of a women’s hospital in a large metropolitan area and has experience with first- and second-trimester pregnancy emergencies. He routinely uses bedside ultrasound in a broad variety of applications. Recently […]
One of the most common asides in the midst of a discussion about abortion policy is that a cult of misogynistic old men are driving the activism from the anti-abortion side—this is often implied, and sometimes explicitly said, to be proof positive of the insidious anti-women agenda at the core of the pro-life movement. Even […]
A recent Canadian research article provides recommendations on medications for managing symptoms in seriously ill babies who are receiving palliative care outside the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).1 Beyond providing technical guidance, this study casts light on the value of these tiny babies, their capacity for pain, and their essentially human need for connection and […]
[SPL recently received this note of encouragement from one of our supporters, and she gave us permission to publish it as a blog post.] Photo credit: Evie Schwartzbauer My name is Billie. I am a gay woman and my husband, Alan, is a transgender men, so we both grew up immersed in adamantly pro-choice social […]
[Today’s post is by guest blogger Candace Stewart.] Photo credit Lukas from Pexels We don’t actually know how many abortions occur in the United States each year. This may sound strange, as the CDC comes out with abortion totals for the U.S. every year. But state health departments are not required to provide their abortion […]