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“40” Film Review
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s article by Kelsey Hazzard was originally published earlier this week, in the latest issue of the Life Matters Journal. You should definitely read the whole thing. It has a recap of the Life/Peace/Justice conference, a piece by frequent SPL contributor Sarah Terzo, and much more. And it’s free!] The 40 film is a documentary […]
What Makes a Person a Person?
/25 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Clinton Wilcox[Today’s guest post by Clinton Wilcox is part of our paid blogging program.] I have written several articles already giving a robust defense of what a person is. But now I’d like to talk about what I see as a key component to a person. My preferred definition of “person” comes from medieval philosopher Boethius, […]
Unproductive responses to the Emily Letts abortion video
/299 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post by Rachel Enders is part of our paid blogging program. Get more thoughts from Rachel at her Pro-Life For All tumblr. She also blogs about sexual health at Birds, Bees, and Other Things, which is not remotely safe for work.] Emily Letts is a woman from New Jersey, and she is pro-choice. […]
The “back-alley” argument, repurposed
/163 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardYesterday, Slate published an article by Boer Deng and Dahlia Lithwick entitled Liberal Guilt: In the push to abolish the capital punishment, opponents of the death penalty have made it less safe. Let us first take a moment to ponder the lunacy of that headline. What, exactly, is a “safe” death penalty? Safe for whom? […]
Live-stream pro-life event tomorrow at 2pm
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardTomorrow is the one-year anniversary of Kermit Gosnell’s conviction. The pro-life policy gurus at Americans United for Life are marking the occasion with a special event that afternoon. They’ve put together a really promising panel of medical and legal experts to discuss Gosnell’s impact, abortion risks in general, and the legislative response. Secular Pro-Life is […]
A global movement for life
/3 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post by Rebecca Downs is part of our paid blogging program.] The “One of Us” campaign for prenatal rights encompasses the entire European Union. Last Friday, Politico published an article about the momentum pro-life groups are enjoying in the European Union (EU). The EU is made up of 28 different countries; there are efforts being spearheaded in […]
It’s about life AND about women’s safety
/6 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardThe abortion advocates at the ACLU had this to say in a blog post earlier this week: During the current legislative session, more than 300 provisions were introduced across the country to prevent access to abortion, including some of the most severe abortion restrictions we’ve ever seen. For months, we have been lamenting that these […]
The “Invisibles”
/500 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post by Susi O. Fanabba is part of our paid blogging program.] A few weeks ago, we celebrated National Sibling Day. This Sunday, we will celebrate Mother’s Day. And next month, we have Father’s Day. For many people, including many pro-lifers, these holidays are a cause for joy. But I implore you to […]
They thought they’d go unchallenged
/5 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardLast week, the abortion advocacy group NARAL announced a victory. They boasted that they had pressured Google into removing certain advertisements for pro-life pregnancy centers that appeared when people entered abortion-related search terms. NARAL claimed that offering alternatives to abortion to those most in need of them is “deceptive.” It’s not clear whether NARAL’s claim […]
Unhealthy advice in Planned Parenthood’s “Happy, Healthy, and Hot”
/21 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Kelsey Hazzard[Today’s guest post by Chris Rostenberg is part of our paid blogging program.] If someone with the AIDS virus was about to have sex with you, should they have to tell you about their HIV-positive status first? Planned Parenthood doesn’t think so. In a brochure entitled Happy, Healthy, and Hot, which Planned Parenthood describes as […]