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Adoption Stories: Dana W. – Biological Mother
/in Adoption & Foster Care, Interviews, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Guest BloggerConversations about adoption are often missing the voices of people who have lived it. In our Adoption Stories series, adoptees, biological parents, adoptive parents, and their families share their journeys in their own words. (Lightly edited for clarity.) This month, we welcome Dana W., a biological mother. What are your experiences with adoption? I placed a […]
Are you a hypocrite? Taking different positions on abortion and the death penalty.
/in Dialogue strategy, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderNote: Secular Pro-Life does not take a position on the death penalty because we are a single issue group. We invite people both for and against the death penalty to work with us to oppose abortion. We should be able to accurately describe our opposition’s perspective. It’s usually not hypocritical to oppose abortion while supporting […]
Podcast recap: “That’s The Personhood Debate” with Let Them Live
/in Adoption & Foster Care, Personhood, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderEmily Berning invited me onto the Let Them Live podcast to talk about making the secular case against abortion. Emily runs Let Them Live, an organization that comes alongside women in financial crisis who are considering abortion, and she told me the group has helped more than 1,200 women choose to parent instead. We covered […]
Ask a Pro-Life Agnostic: J.H.
/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 […]
Everyone loves someone who has had an abortion
/in Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss, Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder[This article is a transcript of “Everyone loves someone who has had an abortion” 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. Have you seen the pro-choice phrase, “Everyone loves someone who has had an abortion”? I love people […]
California’s AB 2540: A Student Parent’s Perspective on Campus Abortion Expansion
/in Legislation, Laws & Court Cases, Uncategorized /by Michelle BuenrostroIn California, Assembly Bill 2540 is advancing to Governor Newsom’s desk. If signed, 92 California community colleges would be forced to dispense abortion pills or send students somewhere that does. It also requires community colleges to advertise abortion services to students. University of California and California State University campuses already provide abortions. AB 2540 would […]
We Asked, You Answered: Why do pro-choice people become pro-life?
/in Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Virginia PrideIt’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 […]
Podcast recap: “ProPublica’s Ectopic Pregnancy reporting” with AAPLOG
/in Debunking, Interviews, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderDr. Christina Francis, CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) invited me back onto AAPLOG’s Observations podcast for another “reverse interview,” where I ask her the questions instead of the other way around. This is a recurring format for us. Our most recent round covered Representative Kat Cammack’s ectopic pregnancy. This […]
This week: Join our High Five Team!
/in Uncategorized /by Herb GeraghtyHey All – Secular Pro-Life exists because a lot of different people decide to keep it going with their generosity. We don’t have any wealthy religious institution funding us – just individuals like you who believe in the mission and decide to back it with a donation. And those donations don’t need to be huge […]
Announcing the Storytelling Symposium: our new, free, fully online training
/in Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderHi All – Abortion advocates use storytelling to great effect. We want our side to get better at it. In late 2024, Secular Pro-Life partnered with the Leadership Institute and Abortion Survivors Network to build the Storytelling Symposium, a multi-module training on how pro-lifers can tell their stories with impact. It ran live in spring […]