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We Asked, You Answered: What are some of the reasons people say you’re “not really pro-life”?
/in Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Virginia PrideSecular 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 […]
Secular Pro-Life is hitting the streets, again
/in Administrative, SPL Emails, Uncategorized /by Herb GeraghtyI believe that one of the most important parts of our work at Secular Pro-Life is simply showing up – being visible and making it clear that the pro-life movement is bigger and broader than many people would like to believe. March with us in Pittsburgh, PA Our next opportunity to make our voices heard […]
Should Consciousness Determine Who Deserves Human Rights?
/in Ableism, Biology, Personhood, Philosophy, Research, Uncategorized /by Herb GeraghtyI recently joined a pro-choice podcast for a long-form conversation about the morality of abortion and the nature of personhood. You can watch the video here: Access the Spotlight Debate Replay The host, Elijah Moore, defends legal abortion up to 20 weeks, grounding that position in the assumption that consciousness appears around that time in […]
Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: Alan Tyson
/in Religion, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Kelsey HazzardOnce a month or so, the Secular Pro-Life blog features a short interview with a pro-life atheist or agnostic. (See the full series of interviews.) Although Secular Pro-Life is not exclusively for atheists and agnostics, historically, they have played a key role in the organization. As non-religious pro-lifers become more prominent in the pro-life movement, we’re […]
Recap: AAPLOG conference 2026
/in Administrative, Speeches, Discussions, Presentations, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderAt the end of February, I keynoted the conference for the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) in Seattle. I trained nearly 300 medical professionals on how to have more effective, persuasive conversations about abortion. This work is core to Secular Pro-Life’s mission: advancing secular arguments against abortion but also training people with […]
Will you be in New Jersey on April 8th?
/in Speeches, Discussions, Presentations, SPL Emails, Uncategorized /by Michelle BuenrostroPrinceton Pro-Life has invited me to present A Secular Case Against Abortion in April. If you’re in the area, we invite you to come see this talk. We’ve updated the presentation just for this event. I will cover how to respond to bodily rights, biology, and personhood claims, plus I will share my pro-choice to […]
Why “You’re Not Really Pro-Life” Isn’t Helping
/in Dialogue strategy, Livestream Recaps, Uncategorized /by Herb GeraghtyIn this recent discussion, Monica and I unpack the motivations behind these pro-life purity tests, the psychology of gatekeeping, and the impact of exclusionary language on the abortion debate. You can listen to or watch the replay here: Access “You’re not really pro-life” I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve heard it over the […]
Secular Pro-Life’s 2026 Trivia Night Recap
/in SPL Emails, Uncategorized /by Herb GeraghtyHey all – On March 14th, we hosted Secular Pro-Life’s 5th annual Trivia Night fundraiser outside St. Louis, Missouri. Many pro-life organizations fundraise by hosting formal plated galas, often with strong, somewhat somber Christian and politically conservative themes. Our aim is different. We designed SPL’s Trivia Night to be nonpartisan, nonsectarian, lighthearted, and entertaining. This was the first […]
Alexia Moore and the attempted murder charge
/in Abortion pills, Later Abortion, Legislation, laws, & court cases, Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder[This article is a transcript of “Alexia Moore and the attempted murder charge” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] This video is also available on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. “Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce an abortion.” On December […]
I got published in a philosophy journal.
/in Ableism, Philosophy, Research, SPL Emails, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderIn 2024, JAMA Pediatrics published “Infant Deaths After Texas’ 2021 Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy,” which argued that “abortion restrictions may have negative spillover effects on infant health.” The paper was filled with questionable and frankly ableist assumptions, and I wanted to respond somewhere beyond SPL’s blog. I spoke with Nicholas Colgrove about it. […]