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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.
Regret after choosing life?
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardIt’s common for pro-life advocates to point out that while many women regret abortion, it is unheard of for women to regret choosing life. Parenthood is no walk in the park, but the rewards are great, and surely no one would be cruel enough to publicly wish their child was dead… right? An SPL supporter […]
“But You Don’t Tell Men What to Do With Their Bodies…”
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post is by attorney Sean Cahill. She says: “Because it changes the way my voice is heard when it comes to life issues, I feel compelled to state that I’m a woman, despite what my name suggests.”] Often regarding the issue of abortion, from the pro-choice side, I hear rallying cries along […]
Yes, even in the first trimester, abortion kills
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardHuman embryo at 7 and a half weeks of age, via the Endowment for Human Development. Abortions are commonly committed at this stage of pregnancy. People looking for a middle ground in the abortion debate often settle on being pro-choice, “but just for the first trimester.” In fact, Gallup polling suggests that about three-fifths […]
My Almost Abortion Experience
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Guest Blogger[Today’s guest post is by Claudia Turcott.] I looked at the plus sign on the pregnancy test in disbelief… This couldn’t be happening. Just a short month before, I’d been told by an ob/gyn that I would need fertility treatments to ever be able to conceive. I had been having the time of my life, […]
This is what an ambulatory surgical center looks like
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardOn Friday, I had the unique opportunity to tour an empty ambulatory surgical center. The facility has been built in compliance with regulations, but the clinic is still in the process of raising funds for surgical equipment. So I got to see purely what the law requires, before the ambulatory surgical center is specialized for […]