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Ask your mom: “Were you on Medicaid when you were pregnant with me?”
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardThe Planned Parenthood scandal has kept the pro-life movement very busy, but rest assured we aren’t neglecting other projects. Secular Pro-Life has a great one in the pipeline, and we could use your help. If you’ve been wanting to become more involved with SPL, this is a great opportunity! Without giving away too many details […]
An open letter to Planned Parenthood
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post is by Zak Schmoll.] Dear Planned Parenthood, There have clearly been plenty of factual statements, opinions, mischaracterizations, assessments and judgments about your fetal tissue donation program recently, and admittedly the responses from your organization and defenders of it have been rather unconvincing. The main charge that seems to be being brought against […]
Website Under Deconstruction: Orlando Women’s Center
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardSPL supporter Margot D. suggested that we take a look at the Orlando Women’s Center as part of our “Website Under Deconstruction” series. Here’s the first thing we saw: The discount offer isn’t surprising; abortion is a business, and there’s significant competition in central Florida. But a three-minute abortion?!? That’s not a decision between a woman and her doctor, […]
Time to redirect Planned Parenthood money to more deserving providers
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardIn the wake of the growing “baby parts” scandal, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote today on a measure to defund Planned Parenthood and redirect that taxpayer money to legitimate, deserving women’s health care providers. Planned Parenthood apologists will tell you that this measure will deprive women of care. They’re even running advertisements to […]
Only a “Potential” Person?
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by AcyutanandaMeme via Live Action [Today’s guest post by Acyutananda is part of our paid blogging program.] “A woman is an actual, living, breathing person, and a zygote/embryo/ fetus is only a potential person.” This statement is a staple feature of discussions about abortion, and the meaning is always that the woman can rightfully abort the […]
Dark humor and the pro-life movement
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardOpen question for our readers: what do you think of dark humor about abortion? A Secular Pro-Life supporter poses the question in reaction to this meme which is making the rounds on facebook (along with several similar ones): New Wave Feminists’ parody videos riffing on the Planned Parenthood baby parts scandal push the envelope even […]
How I left the pro-choice movement and found true liberation
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Guest BloggerAbove: pro-choice counter-protesters hold altered signs denying post-abortive parents’ pain [Today’s guest author writes anonymously.] I was atheist, feminist, left, libertarian and pro-choice since conception. My mother was an English woman who had a weekend affair with my African American father, and then raised me on her own. She was independent, liberal and proud. She […]
Women Betrayed rallies across the US tomorrow
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardRallies against Planned Parenthood will take place in 49 65+ American cities tomorrow. Times vary but most are taking place in the mid-day. Find your closest rally and get all the details at WomenBetrayed.com. Special shout-outs for two rallies being organized by friends of SPL: The Pittsburgh rally is led by Aimee Murphy of the Life […]
House bill targets same-sex marriage, hits single parenthood
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardVia the Huffington Post: In wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of same-sex marriage, Republicans are pushing legislation that aims to protect Americans who oppose these unions on religious grounds. But critics say the language is so broad, the bill creates a license to discriminate that would let employers fire women for […]
No, men aren’t 77% of anti-abortion leaders
/0 Comments/in Pro-Life Demographics /by Kelsey HazzardAbove: the front of the line at the 2015 March for Life in Washington, D.C. You’ve probably seen the black-and-white poster that boldly proclaims: “77% of anti-abortion leaders are men. 100% of them will never be pregnant.” The 77% figure has always struck me as high. I’ve been active in the pro-life movement for about […]