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Kate Cox, Trisomy 18, and the Texas abortion law
/in Legislation, laws, & court cases, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderI’ve seen quite a few people asking about the Kate Cox case. This tweet in particular caught my eye: Summary of Kate Cox case If you don’t already know, Kate Cox is a woman a little over 20 weeks pregnant with a little girl with Trisomy 18. Trisomy 18, also known as Edward’s Syndrome, is […]
azcentral: Therapists are ill-equipped to treat abortion-related trauma
/in Uncategorized /by Monica Snyderazcentral recently published Many women struggle mentally after an abortion. Few counselors know how to help. The whole piece is worth the read, but here are some key excerpts: Melanie opened up about the anxiety and anguish she still felt over the abortion decision. As an atheist woman in her 30s with her whole life in […]
3 reasons you should let people know you’re pro-life
/in Pro-Life Demographics, Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder[Some of this content is available as a printed brochure here.] I have a quick and easy way you can do pro-life work in your day-to-day life. There’s a certain kind of pro-choice person who takes for granted that the pro-choice worldview represents all that is educated, enlightened, secular, democratic, and forward-thinking, and that all […]
Ask a Pro-Life Atheist: Ashley P.
/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. (See the full series of interviews here.) Although Secular Pro-Life is not exclusively for atheists, historically atheists have played a key role in the organization. As atheists become more prominent in the pro-life movement generally, we’re excited for the opportunity […]
Submissions open for Create | Encounter art contest
/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardRehumanize International has opened submissions for its annual Create | Encounter art contest. Let’s get creative for human rights! Submissions are due by Saturday, February 17, 2024. Rehumanize International is a consistent life ethic (CLE) organization, promoting respect for human life at all ages. Create | Encounter is for pieces that “explore subjects of aggressive violence against human […]
Was “I” Never an Embryo?
/in Biology, Personhood, Philosophy, Uncategorized /by AcyutanandaPhoto Credit Viviana Rishe on Unsplash Psychological approaches to personal identity are normally used to argue that since an embryo doesn’t have a psychology (doesn’t have a mind), it doesn’t have a continuous identity with more highly-developed, “smarter”, stages of the organism that will follow the embryo stage; and that therefore if you kill an […]
WeCount says abortions increased after Dobbs. What does this mean?
/in Legislation, laws, & court cases, Research, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderIntroducing the WeCount report. You may have recently seen headlines like these: These articles are based on the October 2023 WeCount report. WeCount describes themselves as a “national abortion reporting effort.” Their report focuses on the number of abortions in the United States in the 12 month period after Dobbs (July 2022 through June 2023), […]
“SPL has given me work to do.” Activists speak up.
/in Administrative, Pro-Life Demographics, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Becca RuppThis Giving Tuesday, we’re highlighting pro-lifers who have been emboldened by Secular Pro-Life’s work. Their stories affirm how essential inclusivity and facts-based arguments are to upending pro-choice narratives. As the national debate rages on, it’s more important than ever that pro-life organizations not only make space for pro-lifers from every walk, but also equip and empower them. […]
“SPL has given me a platform.” Activists speak up.
/in Administrative, Pro-Life Demographics, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Becca RuppThis Giving Tuesday, we’re highlighting pro-lifers who have been emboldened by Secular Pro-Life’s work. Their stories affirm how essential inclusivity and facts-based arguments are to upending pro-choice narratives. As the national debate rages on, it’s more important than ever that pro-life organizations not only make space for pro-lifers from every walk, but also equip and empower them. […]
“SPL has given me new language.” Activists speak up.
/in Administrative, Pro-Life Demographics, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Becca RuppThis Giving Tuesday, we’re highlighting pro-lifers who have been emboldened by Secular Pro-Life’s work. Their stories affirm how essential inclusivity and facts-based arguments are to upending pro-choice narratives. As the national debate rages on, it’s more important than ever that pro-life organizations not only make space for pro-lifers from every walk, but also equip and empower them. […]