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Progress in the battle on rapist parental rights
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardGraphic via RAINN Two years ago, we wrote: In 31 states, a rapist can sue to obtain custody or visitation rights for the child conceived by his violence against the mother. I have to believe that these laws are simply the result of oversight. Perhaps these laws were written decades ago, when rape was a […]
Why penalties for illegal abortion should not focus on the woman
/0 Comments/in Legislation, Laws & Court Cases, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderIn the last week or so the internet has blown up over Trump saying there should be some form of punishment for the woman seeking an abortion if abortion were illegal. On the SPL FB page we posted a few links suggesting that both SPL specifically and most pro-lifers in general disagree with Trump’s initial […]
Anthology of abortion worker stories released
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardIn 2009, Abby Johnson walked away from her management position at a Texas Planned Parenthood abortion facility and became a pro-woman pro-life activist. You probably know her for her memoir, Unplanned. Or maybe you recognize her from this PSA that aired a few years back: Abby went on to found And Then There Were None […]
Christian pregnancy centers and “sexual integrity”
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardA message from Ms. Gibson’s pregnancy center LifeNews recently published an article about Kathy Gibson, a woman who faced an unplanned pregnancy as a teenager and went on to lead a pregnancy resource center. The title of the article: She Was a Preacher’s Kid. They Told Her: “Your Dad Will be Fired if They Find […]
Utah’s 72-hour waiting period prevents abortions
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardPhoto via Pro-Life Utah Pro-choice author Christina Cauterucci has an article up at Slate entitled Study: Utah’s 72-Hour Waiting Period Doesn’t Dissuade Women From Having Abortions. It is an excellent example of “Headline Contradicted By Actual Article,”* because buried in the fourth paragraph is a testimonial from a woman who said “About two days after the […]
A Busy Week for State-Level Pro-Life Legislation
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardThe Indiana state capitol At the national level, things look bleak for the pro-life movement. The Supreme Court hangs in the balance. It appears increasingly likely that the presidential contest will be between Trump and Clinton, neither of whom would be a friend to preborn children and their mothers. Abortionists continue maiming women with impunity. […]
Biology textbook writer claims we need emotion to answer “When does human life begin?”
/0 Comments/in Biology, Debunking /by LNLast Wednesday, SPL published this blog post about an embryologist who conflated a scientific question with a philosophical question. Two years prior, the writer of the college biology textbook “Life,” Dr. Ricki Lewis (PhD), wrote a stunningly similar article called “When Does a Human Life Begin? 17 Timepoints.” I want to begin by pointing out that […]
Misogyny in pro-life states? Study suggests otherwise.
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardResearchers have long struggled to quantify prejudice, and no method of measurement is perfect, but the housing app Abodo came up with a neat approach. Refraining from the use of slurs is a bare minimum of social decency. So Abodo tracked tweets by their state of origin and established a rate of tweets containing derogatory […]
Embryologist Moonlights as Philosopher. SPL calls BS.
/0 Comments/in Biology, Debunking /by LNWhat’s the most common argument you get into in the abortion debate? Do you argue about whether bodily rights justify abortion? Whether adoption is a better choice? Do you discuss the pros and cons of paid maternity leave, or maybe get into philosophical discussions about coma patients? There are plenty of complex topics and worthy […]
Graphic in lieu of blog post today
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardView it here.