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Rally with us in Phoenix!
/in Administrative, Later Abortion, Legislation, laws, & court cases, SPL Emails, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderPhoto Credit Secular Pro-Life On October 4 I’m joining SPL’s Board VP (and PAAU’s founder), Terrisa Bukovinac to rally in Phoenix against Prop 139. Arizona already allows elective abortion until 15 weeks, but apparently that’s not enough for abortion advocates. They’re fighting for the “right” to abort viable children. It’s grotesque extremism, and we have […]
Premature infant death leads to murder charge. What does that have to do with abortion?
/in Legislation, laws, & court cases, Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderMuch of this info available as a tweet thread here. As seen on Twitter/X: So the South Carolina abortion ban directly resulted in a woman being charged with murder for a miscarriage? That sounds awful. Also really strange, because South Carolina’s abortion law sprecifically does not allow criminal prosecution of women who get abortions. Here […]
No, Texas maternal mortality didn’t “skyrocket” after heartbeat law
/in Legislation, laws, & court cases, Research, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderUnder the “abortion rights” section of NBC’s website, they have “A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban.” The article is a summary of an unpublished analysis from the Gender Equity Policy Insitute (GEPI). I searched their website and couldn’t find any recent reports related to Texas. I can’t look at […]
Volunteer Opportunities from Our Friends at PAAU
/in Administrative, Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardProgressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) is a left-leaning, atheist-founded organization engaged in nonviolent direct action against the abortion-industrial complex. For the past three years, PAAU has been doing the hard work of confronting an apathetic culture with the reality of abortion. They have multiple projects in the works that may be of interest to secular pro-lifers. […]
“How many third trimester abortions happened in the last decade, and where?”
/in Later Abortion, Research, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderDuring this month’s presidential debate, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris had the following exchange: Trump: Will she allow abortion in the 8th month, 9th month, 7th month?Harris: *eyeroll* c’monTrump: Under Roe v Wade you could do abortions in the 7th month, the 8th month, the 9th month.Harris: That’s not true. September 10, 2024 ABC News […]
Stories of Prenatal Diagnosis: L. E.
/in Ableism, Uncategorized, Your Stories /by Guest BloggerA prenatal diagnosis is often accompanied by the pressure to abort, leaving most parents feeling unsupported by the medical community and society at large. In our series “Stories of Prenatal Diagnosis,” we share testimonies of parents who received a diagnosis while pregnant and their personal experience in handling it. Today’s story is from “L.E.” What […]
Georgia Woman Dies After Delayed Treatment of Abortion Pill Complications
/in Abortion pills, Legislation, laws, & court cases, Uncategorized /by Kelsey HazzardRemember this meme? When media outlets make biased decisions about what stories to cover or not cover, it activates the availability heuristic, a common logical fallacy. That’s why it’s important to rely on data, not anecdotes – especially when it comes to matters of health. The data tell us that maternal health in the United […]
We Asked, You Answered: Pro-Life Policy Priorities
/in Uncategorized, We Asked You Answered /by Kelsey HazzardWe asked our followers on social media: 1. Are you pro-life (PL) or pro-choice (PC)?2. Besides abortion restrictions or bans, list any policy positions you think should be priorities of the pro-life movement. Here are a few of the top responses. MissAnthrope: “PC. Better access to supportive, voluntary (non-coercive and non-punitive) treatment, including medication assisted […]
What do they mean by “after-birth abortion”?
/in Ableism, Later Abortion, Uncategorized /by Monica SnyderThis content is available in video form here, and in written form below the video. Also posted to Facebook and Twitter/X. Regarding “after-birth abortion,” there are (at least) three distinctions to keep in mind. 1) There are distinctions between ending a pregnancy when there is an adverse prenatal diagnosis versus when there isn’t. Sometimes parents […]
Summary: Disobedience, Medicine, and the Rule of Law
/in Uncategorized /by Leslie CorblyIn a Harvard Law Review journal article, Mary Ziegler raises important questions about the status of pro-choice and pro-life conscientious objectors operating in the field of medicine. For example, in a post-Roe context, pro-choice medical providers face conflicting pressures from licensing boards and legal codes. Pro-life medical providers face unfriendly regulators who view abortion as […]