[This article is a transcript of “3 things you need to motivate people” courtesy of volunteer Ben Tomlin. If you’re interested in volunteering to transcribe more of our content, please complete our volunteer survey.] (Video also available on TikTok.) There are three elements you need to motivate someone to take an action. Let’s say we’re talking about getting […]
A few months ago, the Human Life Review invited SPL to submit an essay responding to this prompt (emphasis added): In the decades between Roe v. Wade and Dobbs, most prolifers believed that Americans were more or less opposed to legalized abortion on demand because a) this was the case in 1973; b) it was […]
Once 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 here.) Although Secular Pro-Life is not exclusively for atheists and agnostics, historically they have played a key role in the organization. As they become more prominent in the pro-life movement generally, we’re […]
On July 1, Greg Mayo (author of Almost Daddy) and I livestreamed our conversation about men’s roles in reproductive choices. If you missed it live, you can still listen to the full conversation here: Missed the livestream? Get the replay! One of our areas of focus was cultural messaging regarding men and abortion. In my […]
Edited from Herb Geraghty’s original email sent on Sunday, June 29. Earlier this week, SPL hosted our first ever day-long in-person training based on Monica’s hit “Building Bridges” presentation. The event went great and I’ll update you more soon – but that’s not what this email is about! I first wanted to tell you about […]
Secular Pro-Life has a focus on amplifying the voices of non-traditional pro-lifers. For the LGBTQ community, SPL offers a survey to gather their thoughts and experiences as a pro-lifer. We compiled answers for today’s question: If you discuss abortion in LGBTQ spaces, what messages or topics have you found resonate the most? The answers show […]
A June 2025 article by Katy Ferek in the Wall Street Journal, “Republican’s Life-Threatening Pregnancy Collided With Florida’s Abortion Politics,” looks at an instance that occurred in May 2024 when Rep. Kat Cammack experienced an ectopic pregnancy and dealt with a medical team hesitant about how to proceed. The Wall Street journal framed Cammack’s story […]
When Dobbs overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion advocates crowed about a backlash. I responded that the surge in pro-abortion sentiment would be short-lived, as Americans got used to unborn children living and the sky not falling. And since we like accountability here at Secular Pro-Life, I put a quantifiable prediction in writing: “five years from […]
In May, Secular Pro-Life hosted a livestream discussion on the case of Adriana Smith. Missed the livestream? Get the replay! This article originally appeared in the Washington Examiner on June 19th, 2025. Adriana Smith, who was declared brain dead in February while nine weeks pregnant, gave birth this week to a baby boy named Chance, […]
Monica and I are currently gearing up for Secular Pro-Life’s first-ever day-long dialogue training that we’re holding in Washington, DC on June 26th. The content for the training is based on Monica’s hit “Building Bridges” presentation. This concept was originally requested by a network of Pregnancy Resource Centers as a presentation for their staff to […]
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