It’s not unheard of for pro-choice people to become pro-life. In fact, the pro-life movement is filled with former pro-choicers who realized what abortion was and what it does to the unborn. On social media, SPL asked: Responses of all kinds showcased the diverse foundations of pro-life activism. Some became pro-life after personal experience with […]
Abortions occurring as late as the third trimester are hotly contested and little understood. Secular Pro-Life has an entire collection of resources and articles on later abortion, including data from pro-choice organizations supporting elective later abortions. On a related note, we recently posted this on social media: Some people asserted that third trimester abortions were […]
Trolls are the bane of the internet. No matter the topic, someone somewhere will make insincere, rude, or inflammatory comments simply to provoke a reaction. SPL is no stranger to trolls, and we have even accepted donations from followers who donate in their honor. However, part of SPL’s core mission is to engage in dialogue […]
A common story heard from both pro-choicers and pro-lifers is the dilemma of a young woman finding herself unexpectedly pregnant. Beyond politics, it often comes with the woman having to tell her family that she is pregnant, which can be an incredibly vulnerable and difficult thing to do. So, we asked our followers on social […]
In a world where online discourse often feels incredibly toxic, do people actually pull the trigger on unfriending those who disagree with them? Recently, SPL posed this question on social media: “Do you unfriend people who disagree with you about abortion? Why or why not?” The resounding response was “no.” While a few participants noted […]
The arguments for and against abortion are many. Among them is a simple question: does the fetus feel the pain of undergoing an abortion? While pain perception is debated, SPL turned to social media to ask followers: At what point do you think fetuses can feel pain? How could we tell? People had a variety […]
On social media, Secular Pro-Life asked this question regarding the “pro-choice vs. pro-abortion” dilemma: If someone says “I’m pro-choice, not pro-abortion,” what do you think they mean? Below are some insightful responses that consider the range of opinions in the pro-choice movement, or even the problem of cognitive dissonance (lightly edited for clarity). Kimberly Ann: […]
Secular Pro-life recently asked this of followers on social media: What are some of the reasons people have told you you’re “not really pro-life”? Responses shared common themes of frustration with being misunderstood or stereotyped by both pro-lifers and pro-choicers, regardless of political and philosophical beliefs. Below is a sampling of those replies, lightly edited […]
It’s no secret that Planned Parenthood has been the cause of much controversy over the years, especially its reception of tax-payer money to fund their business. Secular Pro-Life decided to explore this issue by asking the following question on social media: “Pro-lifers, are there reforms Planned Parenthood could make such that you’d be comfortable with […]
A prenatal diagnosis is often accompanied by the pressure to abort, leaving most parents feeling unsupported by the medical community and society at large. In our series “Stories of Prenatal Diagnosis,” we share testimonies of parents who received a diagnosis while pregnant and their personal experience in handling it. Today’s story is from Jacquelyn Smith. […]
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